Description
This close, tender pastel study shows a young child resting, her cheek propped on her crossed forearms as she leans over a red orange drape. She wears a dark hat pulled low over pale golden bangs, and a blue green sleeve is visible along her arm, while patches of bare paper and sketchy pencil marks remain at the top of the sheet, left unfinished around the worked, glowing face.
The palette is warm and close in tone: golden hair against a deep, mossy green ground, the drape a rich rust red, all built up in the soft, layered strokes typical of Renoir’s pastel work, where he often returned to the drowsy stillness of a resting child as a subject.
What is offered here is not the original drawing but a faithful reproduction: a hand-painted oil version on canvas, recreated stroke by stroke by a professional painter, or an archival canvas print made with fade-resistant pigment inks, available in a range of sizes.



