Laundress and Her Child (Aline and Pierre)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a woman and a child. The woman has her hair pulled back and wears a white top with an off-the-shoulder neckline and a peach-colored skirt. She holds a child on her left hip. The child has short blond hair and wears an orange dress with black shoes. The child's left arm is around the woman's neck. The woman appears to be kissing the child on the cheek. In the background, there are several people and what appears to be a clothesline with hanging laundry. The painting is framed by a brown border. The color palette includes pastel shades of peach, orange, blue, green, and yellow. The style is impressionist.