Pierre Auguste Renoir, LE Chapeau Epingle

This is a Pierre-Auguste Renoir restrike etching titled “LE CHAPEAU EPINGLE” or PINNING THE HAT” (c. 1894). This portrait of Julie Manet (Berthe Morisot’s daughter and Edouard Manet’s niece) and her cousin was originally published in Gustave Geffroy’s La Vie artistique, 3rd series (Paris, 1894) and in Georges Rivière’s Renoir et ses amis (Paris, 1921). A very rich impression of this print showing Renoir’s mastery of the figure. Struck on thick paper. signed Renoir in the plate, lower left. Image measures 4 1/2″ x 3 3/16″″. Paper measures 11″ x 9 1/2. Beautiful museum quality. This piece is in mint condition, comes unframed.