Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919)
Nature morte avec pêches et raisins (Still Life with Peaches and Grapes)
1881
Oil on canvas, 54 x 65.1 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Renoir spent part of the summer of 1881 at the country home of his patron Paul Berard in the small Normandy village of Wargemont. During his stay, Renoir painted two similar still lifes in contrasting color harmonies, showing the family’s faïence jardinière piled high with peaches. Bérard purchased the present work for himself; the other version (61.101.12) was featured in the seventh Impressionist exhibition the following year. (MET)
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Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919)
Nature morte aux pêches
1881
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York