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Near the Lake

Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)
Date: 1879–80
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 47.5 × 56.4 cm (18 11/16 × 22 3/16 in.); Framed: 65.8 × 74.3 × 8.6 cm (25 7/8 × 29 1/4 × 3 3/8 in.)
Made in: France
Style: Impressionism
Where to see it: Art Institute of Chicago

Potter Palmer 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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