Portrait of Séverine

1885–87
Not on view
Caroline Rémy, known by her pen name “Séverine,” was one of the first French women journalists and a passionate feminist and left-wing orator. Renoir drew her likeness on several occasions, here in charcoal over pastel and again in a pastel (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.).

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Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Séverine
  • Artist: Auguste Renoir (French, Limoges 1841–1919 Cagnes-sur-Mer)
  • Date: 1885–87
  • Medium: Charcoal and unfixed pastel on paper
  • Dimensions: 23 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (59.7 x 46.4 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.692
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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