Figure 1.--This is Renoir's portrait of Edmond in 1888. He was 4-5 years old. |
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Edmond Renoir Jr. was the son of Pierre Auguste's younger brother, Edmond Sr. Edmond like Renoir's own boys had long hair. So contrary to what quoted sources say, the fashion for long hair was NOT the artist's sole passion. The photographic record shws that it was not at all uncommon for French boys from fashionable families to have long hair in the late-19th and early-20th century. Unlike American boys at the time, doing the hair in tight ringlets was not very common. Edmond Jr must have been a similar age to Pierre. His hair is at least as long as that or Jean's and Claude's I have several pictures attributed to be those of Edmond and Claude. The confusing thing is, they are painted in almost similar poses and wearing a similar outfit.
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