Pierre August Renoir ''Le Chapeau Epingle" etching and drypoint, 1894. Renoir treated this scene of two young girls side by side, with one of them pinning on the other's hat, in a series of variations at this time. His models were Julie Manet, the daughter of Impressionist artist Berthe Morisot and niece of Edouard Manet, and her cousin, Paulette Gobillard. The scene originated from a study Renoir made while on holiday on the coast of Northern France with Morisot and her family. Julie Manet was a favorite model for Renoir and on this occasion he drew her on the beach with her cousin who was adjusting the pin on her large sun hat. [Impression: 4 1/2" H x 3 1/4" W; Frame: 10 5/8" H x 8 5/8" W]. Minor foxing; toning.