Viewers are often surprised to learn that one of the children is a boy, since both children are dressed alike.
Renoir
Renoir wanted to forget everything he knew about how to paint so that he could render light as it really is.
How to recognize Renoir: The Swing
One of the leaders of Impressionism turns his back on the movement and attempts to reclaim the classical nude.
Auguste Renoir, The Large Bathers
A city inhabited: Renoir’s optimistic but sketchy representation of modern life on the new boulevards of Paris.
Auguste Renoir, The Grands Boulevards
Like a snapshot, Renoir’s flirtatious, social scene seems to represent a caught moment in time.
Auguste Renoir, Moulin de la Galette
The Paris Opera was a who’s who of society, and the attendees were as much on display as the performers.
Auguste Renoir, La Loge
Renoir depicts his friends in a chaotic scene—showing an increased interest in the three-dimensionality of figures.
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