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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…

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La Rêverie (1877)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Rêverie (Portrait of Jeanne Samary) 1877 Oil on canvas, 59 x 47 cm Pushkin Museum, Moscow See also: • Samary, Jeanne (1857-1890)

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Jeune femme tressant ses cheveux (1876)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Jeune femme tressant ses cheveux (Young Woman Braiding Her Hair) 1876 Oil on canvas, 55.5 x 46 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A young woman with peachy skin shaded with ice blue and pale, mint green…

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Jeune femme au chat (c.1875)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Jeune femme au chat (Woman with a Cat) c.1875 Oil on canvas, 56 x 46.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from about the waist up, a young woman wearing white sits in an armchair cuddling a…

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Nu (c.1895)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Nu (Nude) c.1895 Oil on canvas, 84.3 x 67.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

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Maternité (c.1916)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Maternité (Madame Renoir and Son) c.1916 Terra cotta, 51.1 x 24.8 x 32.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Renoir‘s wife Aline had always been among his favorite models. Her fresh, full face and figure appeared in…

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