Fernand Halphen as a Boy

Fernand Halphen enfant

Fernand Halphen as a Boy

Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1880

Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France

About this painting

Renoir's portrait of the young composer-to-be Fernand Halphen was so little valued by his wealthy Jewish patrician parents that it was given away to his governess before later returning to the family.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

46.2 × 38.2 cm (18.2 × 15 in)

Painted at

Paris, France

Current location

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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