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Le Moulin de la Galette
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, oil on canvas, 1876 This painting depicts a happy scene in the Moulin de la Galette, a square in Montmartre, Paris, on a Sunday afternoon. Some commentators have observed that the girl in the striped dress (middle foreground) is Estelle, a sister of one of Renoir’s models. Other figures from the artist’s life… Read more →
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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 →