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Tag: Impressionism
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Le Déjeuner des Canotiers
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, oil on canvas, 1881 The Luncheon of the Boating Party is unmistakably one of Renoir’s greatest masterpieces. The level of detail evident in, for example, the still life, the characters’ faces and poses, and the moored boats, signifies a break in Renoir’s previous abstractions and a move towards a new post-impressionist style. Read more →
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Jeunes Filles au Piano (Girls at the Piano)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, oil on canvas, 1892 Read more →
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The Potato Eaters
Vincent van Gogh, oil on canvas, 1885 I viewed this work in April 2007 at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Read more →