The White Pierrot
Artist
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
French, February 25, 1841 – December 3, 1919
Date1905
Object PlaceFrance, Western Europe, Europe
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions24 1/2 inches × 32 inches (62.23 × 81.28 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Robert H. Tannahill
Object number70.178
DescriptionYoung, red-haired boy wearing a white clown costume with red ruff around neck and two large buttons, peaked hat. Seated on a chair, body turned to left, head to right. Right arm resting on back of chair. Reddish-tan floor, blue background.On View
Not on viewLocations
- Storage - Long-term Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, European Painting Storage, Screen 2, A
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
Studio of the artist until his death (1919);
Claude Renoir;
Paul Guillaume.
17th Century
c. 1678
18th Century