After Renoir – La Loge (the theatre box), pastel, 20th century

After Renoir – La Loge (The Theatre Box), pastel on paper, 20th century

A large pastel after the famous painting La Loge (1874) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the original of which hangs in the Courtauld Gallery in London. A woman with roses in her hair, a pearl necklace and a striped evening gown sits in a theatre box; behind her a man looks through his opera glasses. This is a copy after Renoir by an unknown hand, with a monogram lower right. A free, personal interpretation in pastel on tinted paper, with its own accents in the faces and the roses.

Why we chose this piece

La Loge is one of the icons of Impressionism, and this copy has a charm of its own: the soft, powdery pastel, the luminous pearls and the roses in pink and coral. It is not a meticulous imitation but a study made with pleasure, and that is exactly what makes it appealing. An affordable way to have this famous image on the wall as a handmade work.

Style and interior

Lovely in a romantic or French classic interior, in a bedroom, boudoir or music room. The pastel looks best framed behind glass in a gilt or black frame.

Artist: unknown artist, after Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Technique: pastel on tinted paper
Signature: lower right a monogram in black chalk, reading ‘IGIS’ or ‘ICIS’ (photos 4 and 5)
Dimensions: to follow shortly
Period: 20th century, second half
Condition: fair condition, loose sheet without frame. A vertical crease with a crack in the pastel layer runs through the right side of the sheet, through the man’s white shirt down to the lower edge, with a second, shorter crack beside it (photos 1 and 6). The lower left corner is curled and creased and the edges are slightly frayed (photo 1). The pastel is not fixed and therefore sensitive to touch; framing behind glass with a mount is recommended.

Price:
€ 65

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