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Alfred Sisley
Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1876
- Artist
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)
- Date
- 1876
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 66.2 × 54.8 cm (26 × 21 9/16 in.); Framed: 90.2 × 79.4 × 10.8 cm (35 1/2 × 31 1/4 × 4 1/4 in.)
- Made in
- France
- Style
- Impressionism
- Where to see it
- Art Institute of Chicago
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection · CC0 Public Domain · Art Institute of Chicago · image via Wikimedia Commons · see it at the museum ↗
Slow Look
- The whole picture Let your eyes wander. Where do they want to rest?
- The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
- The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
- One small detail Choose one tiny thing and stay with it for a while.
- The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?
About Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a leading French Impressionist artist. In his depiction of feminine beauty, Renoir has been described as "the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau."
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More by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg)Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1879
Bal du moulin de la GalettePierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876
Luncheon of the Boating PartyPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1880
The SwingPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876
Les Grandes BaigneusesPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1884
Girls at the PianoPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1892
The UmbrellasPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881
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