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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), Le Chapeau Épingle, 1894, Etching, Third State - Original etching on laid paper depicting Julie Manet with her cousin adjusting a flowered hat. Signed in the plate lower left. Third and final state (III/III), published by Ambroise Vollard. Details
 Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
 Title: Le Chapeau Épinglé (La Fille de Berthe Morisot et sa cousine)
 Date: 1894
 Medium: Etching on laid (vergé) paper
 Signature: Signed in plate, lower left
 State: Third state (III/III)
 Catalogue raisonné: Delteil 8
 Publisher: Ambroise Vollard, Paris
 Plate: 8.5 × 12 cm, 
Sheet: 19.3 × 24.6 cm
 Plate mark: Visible
 Margins: Full margins
 Condition: Strong impression; condition consistent with age with crisp linework. Catalogue Note
Executed in 1894, Le Chapeau Épinglé is among Renoir’s most refined prints and part of the important group issued by Ambroise Vollard. The composition depicts Julie Manet, daughter of Berthe Morisot, with her cousin, reflecting Renoir’s intimate Impressionist circle. The third state represents the fully resolved composition, with strengthened cross-hatching and richer tonal modeling.