La Famille de l’artiste (1896)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919)

La Famille de l’artiste (The Artist’s Family)
1896
Oil on canvas, 173 x 137.2 cm
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia

Renoir presents his family in the garden of their residence in Paris. At center Renoir‘s wife, Aline Charigot Renoir, wears a colorful hat and blouse. Renoir‘s oldest son, Pierre, holds his mother’s arm while Jean, the artist’s second son, toddles in the foreground; Jean is gently supported by Gabrielle Renard, the family’s nursemaid and one of Renoir‘s favorite models. The girl is probably a neighbor or friend. Renoir kept this painting his whole life; Dr. Barnes purchased it from one of the Renoir sons in 1927. (BF)

See also:

Charigot, Aline (1859-1915) | Renard, Gabrielle (1878-1959) | Renoir, Jean (1894-1979) | Renoir, Pierre (1885-1952)