Renoir etching, Le chapeau epingle (The Hat Secured with a Pin), c1894.

Frame: 10" x 11 1/4"
Etching: 3" x 4 1/2"

Le Chapeau Epingle
(Source: masterworksfineart.com) Depicting a serene view of two young women posing for their portrait, this extremely delicate work expresses the beauty and elegance of Renoirs portraiture. Noted by Joseph G. Stella, As the subtitle explains, Berthe Morisots daughter, Julie Manet, and her cousin are the models for this subject. The two figures are delicately composed with detail of the hatched lines throughout the work. Seated in elegant dresses and wearing large hats with ribbons on them, the face of only one figure is visible while the other is obscured with her back to the viewer. Looking away from us in contemplation while having her hat adjusted, the left figure appears to sit back in space through the use of lighter values. With her back to us, the right figure appears as though she is closer, with more line work and stronger values throughout her hair and hat. Wonderfully executed, this work is a strong example of the impressionist reflection on life as that of light and beauty.

Created c. 1894 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), this work is created after the troisieme planche, or Third Version of the plate (the prior two feature the girls facing in the opposite direction with much less detail). Hand signed in the plate by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919) in the lower left of the image, this print is created after the second state of two. Featured in the 1894 publication of La Vie Artistique by Gustave Geffroy and also in the 1921 work, Renoir et ses Amis by Georges Rivière.

Provenance: Estate of Charles Haar and Suzanne Keller, by descent Susan Haar.

(Obituary from the Crimson.com):Charles February 2, 2012 Harvard Law School professor emeritus Charles M. Haar, known for his ability to identify innovative solutions to issues of land use and environmental policy, died of congestive heart failure last month in Miami. He was 91.In the classroom, Haar taught on legal matters related to urban planning, environmental law, corporate finance, housing law, and other fields. He put that expertise to work as an adviser to three presidents and a multitude of projects worldwide.

He was a real polymath; said University of Florida law professor Michael A. Wolf, who worked as a research assistant to Haar as a graduate student and continued to collaborate with him for thirty years. Colleagues said that Haars career had a lasting impact on others in the field he helped pioneer.

He had a long, productive life; said Thompson Potter, who worked as Haars assistant at the Law School for 15 years. â€Å“He was a very self-made person. He created a field of law and had a big impact on what people feel about city planning; Before receiving his degree from the Law School in 1948, Haar served under General Douglas MacArthurs command in Naval intelligence.

He began teaching at the Law School in 1952 and was appointed as professor emeritus in 1991.In the 1960s, Haar began working in government, serving as an adviser on urban development and the environment in the Kennedy, Johnson, and Carter administrations.

He chaired Johnsons National Task Force on the Preservation of Natural Beauty and later helped organize the first White House conference on the environment in 1965.Haar wrote several books, including one about housing law entitled Suburbs under Siege; and one called Mastering Boston Harbor: Courts, Dolphins, and Imperiled Waters; which was published in 2005. Both of those works are now featured in a display case dedicated to Haar by the circulation desk at the Law School library.

Mastering Boston Harbor; discussed Haars involvement as a court-appointed special master on a case filed by the city of Quincy against the Boston sewer system. As a result of the trial, the state passed the Massachusetts Water Resources Act and launched a clean-up of Boston Harbor. Haars role required a combination of knowledge of the law, some passion, some political said Steven G. Horowitz, who worked with Haar on the case and was his student at the Law School. Wolf noted that Haar could analyze complicated situations quickly to generate possible solutions. He could cut to the kernel of an issue immediately, Wolf said. He didnt think and ponder as we normal mortals do. His ideas came out of his head fully formed. It was an amazing thing to watch. Haar also served as a fellow for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge for half a century.

His passion for art he was a connoisseur of drawings, according to Potter led him to advise the Fogg Museums Department of Drawings and even donate pieces. Horowitz remembered that Haar was constantly involved a variety of projects, in Cambridge and worldwide. For example, he helped Providence revitalize its downtown area and lent advice on land use problems in Jerusalem. There was a strong interest in many law professors on providing their expertise beyond the classroom, Horowitz said. He was one of those who really believed in that, in real world pursuits. Horowitz, like Wolf, marveled at Haars creative problem-solving abilities. You never knew what he was going to come up with; Horowitz said.

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