La Roche Guyon

Artist Pierre Auguste Renoir (Limoges, France, 1841 - 1919)

Date1885 - 1886

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

Dimensions46.5 x 56.1cm
Frame Size: 71 x 80.8 x 9.5cm (27 15/16 x 31 13/16in.)
Glass: 50 x 59.8cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1974 by the Museums & Art Galleries Commission.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationOn Display - Gallery 10

Object numberABDAG003043

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About MePierre Auguste Renoir is today regarded as one of the greatest exponents of Impressionism. His early work was influenced by Gustave Courbet and until c.1868 he used heavy impasto and dark colours. That year, however, he and Claude Monet worked together painting on the Seine, and as a result Renoir's colours became lighter and his handling freer.

The time Renoir spent with Cézanne in La Roche-Guyon was critical for his development and in this work the influence of Cézanne's 'constructivist stroke' is clear. Here the strokes run diagonally from upper right to lower left through the sky, clouds, and distant hills, and down to the roofs of the cottages.
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Renoir spent time in La Roche Guyon with fellow artist Paul Cézanne. Cézanne's influence is visible in the diagonal strokes running from upper right to lower left, from sky to cottages.

Exhibitions

Gallery 10 - French Impressions