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Executed in 1904, this is an example of the second state, printed with the artist’s signature on the stone in the lower right. The work belongs to the rare edition of 50 printed on Japon ancien paper by Auguste Clot, Paris. From the Vollard Suite, this work was one of 12 lithographs published in the book l’Album des Douze LIthographies originales de Pierre Auguste Renoir.

With a down turned head, young Claude appears in a moment of tentative immobility. His face is marked by shifting bands of light, suggesting he is either in a shaded room or outside under a tree or other foliage. The child’s inquisitive stair, threatens to give way at any moment to the child’s developing question. Claude Renoir was born in 1901 when Renoir was 60 years of age. Michel Ferloni and Dominique Spies state, "it must have been a great joy for the nearly helpless Renoir to follow the smile or the games of this marvelous little being with chubby cheeks, still free as the air and bouncing with life, who was his son" (Ferloni, 56).

ABOUT THE FRAMING:
This work is presented in a Victorian inspired frame with ornate floral detail along the moulding face. The delicate detailing of the framing complements the artist’s graceful representation of form. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover.