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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Two Girls Readingc. 1890-1891

On view: Resnick PavilionCollecting Impressionism at LACMA
Oil painting of two young girls in wide-brimmed hats leaning together over an open book, painted with loose, soft brushwork against a green leafy background

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Two Girls Reading, c. 1890-1891, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Frances and Armand Hammer Purchase Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
France, Limoges, 1841-1919
Title
Two Girls Reading
Place Made
France
Date Made
c. 1890-1891
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Canvas: 22 1/4 × 19 in. (56.52 × 48.26 cm) Frame: 31 1/2 × 29 × 4 in. (80.01 × 73.66 × 10.16 cm)
Credit Line
Frances and Armand Hammer Purchase Fund
Accession Number
M.68.46.1
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • The Armand Hammer Collection: October 2-December 30, 1969. Memphis: Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, 1969.
  • Renoir in the 20th century. Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz, c2010.