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La Grenouillère by Renoir
An 1869 oil on canvas, La Grenouillère, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), the French impressionist painter. Renoir and Claude Monet (1840-1926) spent time working together near the Seine at Croissy – a weekend destination for fashionable Parisians – perfecting their new impressionist technique. Painted outdoors, Renoir here uses a wide variety of small brushstrokes. Monet painted exactly the same scene, but Renoir's figures are more detailed, revealing his general preference for figures over landscapes. (National Museum, Stockholm)
Bibliography
- Bouruet-Aubertot, Veronique. The Complete Book of Impressionism . Ji Mu Wen Hua, 2020.
- Hodge, Susie. Renoir. Lorenz Books, 2012.
- Howard, Michael. Encyclopedia of Impressionism. Thunder Bay Pr, 1997.
- Thomson, Belinda. Impressionism. Thames & Hudson, 2022.
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