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The Picture Book
Pierre-Auguste Renoirca. 1895
Dixon Gallery and Gardens
Memphis, United States
Details
- Title: The Picture Book
- Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Creator Lifespan: 1841 - 1919
- Creator Nationality: French
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
- Creator Birth Place: Limoges, France
- Date: ca. 1895
- Physical Dimensions: 15 3/8 x 12 1/4 inches
- Description: By the early 1890s, Renoir, convinced that he had “wrung Impressionism dry,” turned to his family for inspiration, painting them participating in everyday activities. The Picture Book, completed around 1897, probably represents Renoir’s son Jean, gazing intently on a brightly-illustrated children’s book. Interestingly, Renoir tended to feminize his three sons when painting them, exaggerating their rosy cheeks and soft, golden locks of hair. Regardless, The Picture Book remains an intimate and loving view of the artist’s son and is one of the most beloved works in the Dixon’s collection.
- Provenance: Museum purchse
- Type: Oil paintings
- Rights: Dixon Gallery and Gardens. For Terms and Conditions for use of this image please contact the Registrar at 901-761-5250.
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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