Auguste Renoir - Mademoiselle Romaine Lacaux

This painting is possibly Renoir's earliest signed painting. His sensitive depiction of color and light conveys an ideal of delicate, youthful beauty. The bright tones of the background and the child's white blouse are the result of the artist's careful observation of light and color reflections on translucent materials. The delicate nuances of color, especially in the girl's face, reveal Renoir's earlier training as a porcelain decorator.© Art Library