Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Mademoiselle Charlotte Berthier 1883 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 73 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Berthier, Charlotte (1858-?)
Mademoiselle Charlotte Berthier (1883)
Édouard Manet: Quotations
Édouard Manet (1832-1883) “Il n’y a pas de lignes dans la nature, seulement des zones de couleur placées les unes contre les autres.” (There are no lines in nature, only areas of color, one against another.)
John Keats: Quotations
John Keats (1795-1821) When old age shall this generation waste, Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say’st, ‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all Ye know on earth, and all…
Charles Baudelaire: Quotations
Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) “De Satan ou de Dieu, qu’importe? Ange ou Sirène, Qu’importe, si tu rends, —fée aux yeux de velours, Rythme, parfum, lueur, ô mon unique reine!— L’univers moins hideux et les instants moins lourds?” (From God or Fiend? Siren…
Fillette au chapeau bleu (1881)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Fillette au chapeau bleu (Girl with Blue Hat) 1881 Oil on canvas, 40 x 35 cm Private collection See also: • Henriot, Jane (1878-1900)
La Source (1875)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Source (The Source) 1875 Oil on canvas, 131 x 77.5 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The model here is Henriette Henriot, an actress who posed frequently for Renoir during his impressionist years. Renoir captures her in a…
Madame Henriot (c.1876)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Madame Henriot c.1876 Oil on canvas, 65.8 x 49.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Henriot, Henriette (1857-1944)