Pinning the Hat (1898): Art, History and Details

Pinning the Hat (1898) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Pinning the Hat was a favorite subject for Auguste Renoir, and several versions exist including an 1893 painting and later variations in pastel, etching, and lithography. Renoir's models were Julie Morisot (daughter of Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot [1841-1895]) and her cousin. To produce the range of colors in this print, Renoir worked with the master printer Auguste Clot. The artist drew a design on a lithographic stone and then colored a proof impression as guidance for Clot, who then printed each tone separately.

Object facts

• Title: Pinning the Hat
• Date: 1898
• Creator attribution: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)
• Culture: France, 19th century
• Type: Print
• Technique: color lithograph
• Dimensions: Image: 61.5 x 49.5 cm (24 3/16 x 19 1/2 in.)
• Collection: PR - Lithograph
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1976.143

A detail from the museum

Auguste Clot, the master printer of this lithograph, worked with many of the artists of Auguste Renoir's time, including Edgar Degas and Pierre Bonnard.

Collection credit

Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection

Further reading listed by the museum

• Kelly, Simon, and Esther Bell. Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade. Exh. Cat. San Francisco: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2017.

View the collection record

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