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Seascape
Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1879
- Artist
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)
- Date
- 1879
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 72.6 × 91.6 cm (28 1/2 × 36 in.); Framed: 97.8 × 116.9 × 8 cm (38 1/2 × 46 × 3 1/8 in.)
- Made in
- France
- Style
- Impressionism
- Where to see it
- Art Institute of Chicago
Potter Palmer Collection · CC0 Public Domain · Art Institute of Chicago · image via Wikimedia Commons · see it at the museum ↗
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About Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a leading French Impressionist artist. In his depiction of feminine beauty, Renoir has been described as "the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau."
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Luncheon of the Boating PartyPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1880
The SwingPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876
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Girls at the PianoPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1892
The UmbrellasPierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881
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