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Woman in an Armchair by Renoir
An 1874 oil on canvas, Woman in an Armchair, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Renoir was expert at relaxing his sitter and extracting from them a natural pose. He frequently used young women from the lower classes as models. (Detroit Institute of Arts, U.S.A.)
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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