Grenades

Pierre-Auguste Renoir1913

Museum Barberini
Potsdam, Germany

Pomegranates and figs are arranged decoratively on a white cloth. The contrast between the complementary colors red and green make them shine. The crowded pictorial space seems to pulse through the use of dynamic brushwork. Pierre-Auguste Renoir transferred the experiences of plein-air painting to all genres: nothing is certain, and everything is sensation.

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Title: Grenades
Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Date Created: 1913
Physical Dimensions: 27 x 46.5 cm
Type: Painting
Rights: Hasso Plattner Collection
External Link: To the online collection
Medium: Oil on canvas

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