Tip: move over the painting to use the lens.
Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895)
Auguste Renoir · 1878
- Artist
- Auguste Renoir French, Limoges 1841–1919 Cagnes-sur-Mer
- Date
- 1878
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 60 1/2 x 74 7/8 in. (153.7 x 190.2 cm)
- Where to see it
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1907 · CC0 Public Domain · The Met · see it at the museum ↗
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- 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 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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