1950s After A. Renoir "Madame Charpentier and Her Children" First Edition Photogravure

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A stunning vintage photogravure after painting "Madame Charpentier and Her Children" by Auguste Renoir. Comes from first limited American edition … more A stunning vintage photogravure after painting "Madame Charpentier and Her Children" by Auguste Renoir. Comes from first limited American edition folio published in 1950s. Signed in the print. Printed on one side. Hand tipped-in on a sheet of heavy paper. Information regarding the original artwork will be found by lifting the plate. Excellent condition - never framed.

14.75"W x 11"H overall
10"W x 8"H image

Madame Georges Charpentier and Her Children (1878) is an oil on canvas by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. He displayed it at the Salon in 1879. It drew much attention and admiration. Publisher Georges Charpentier commissioned the painting. It is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art describes the painting: "Wearing an elegant Worth gown, Marguérite Charpentier sits beside her three-year-old son, Paul. Following the fashion of the time, his hair has not yet been cut and his clothes match those of his sister, Georgette, who perches on the family dog. Pleased with the painting, Madame Charpentier used her influence to ensure that it was hung in a choice spot at the Salon and introduced Renoir to her friends, several of whom commissioned work from him. " less