Figures on the Beach. #4 is a painting by Auguste Renoir which was uploaded on June 21st, 2019.
Figures on the Beach. #4
Figures on the Beach. Artist: Auguste Renoir (French, Limoges 1841-1919 Cagnes-sur-Mer). Dimensions: 20 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (52.7 x 64.1 cm). Date:... more
Title
Figures on the Beach. #4
Artist
Auguste Renoir
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Figures on the Beach. Artist: Auguste Renoir (French, Limoges 1841-1919 Cagnes-sur-Mer). Dimensions: 20 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (52.7 x 64.1 cm). Date: 1890.
Probably painted in 1890 on the Cote d'Azur in southern France, this sun-filled painting shows two female figures at the beach. The seated figure is shown in profile, her right hand holding a parasol on the sand. She exchanges a look with the standing figure to her right who holds a basket at her side. The women are joined by a small white dog, and before the water stands a young boy dressed in blue, seemingly throwing an object into the ocean. The standing figure serves as a vertical force which connects the horizontally banded foreground, water, and sky.
The women appear carefree and neither at work nor in the presence of men. Painted later in Renoir's career, a period at which point the artist expressed skepticism of industrialism and machines, this quiet seascape pays homage to the resplendent beauty of what is ordinary and simple. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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June 21st, 2019
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