source and the original French for Renoir’s remark?

Question

source and the original French for Renoir’s remark: ‘When I’ve painted a woman’s bottom so that I want to touch it then the painting is finished’? Another version is ‘so that I want to pinch it’.

Answer 1

I have NO idea on how to say it in french...

But you might check sources by Ambroise Vollard…

He was a Friend of Renoir and a collector of art at the time…

Check .... RENOIR An Intimate Record

After thinking about this for a moment.. Yep. Do check that book...