IMPRESSIONISM

It was unclear until only recently where and when Auguste Renoir had painted Woman with a Parasol in a Garden. Some authors hold that it was executed during summer 1873, when the painter was working with Monet at Giverny; others believe it was painted at …

The 1880s were troubled years for Renoir, replete with changes both in his work and personal life. During the first years of the decade, the income from his portrait painting allowed him to travel to Algeria and Italy. Viewing the Renaissance masters, com…

Flowers are everywhere in Renoir’s paintings, whether as part of the landscape or as a decorative element—for example, gracing a lady’s hat—and they continue the centuries-long tradition of still lifes of cut flowers in vases. In the words of the artist h…

Portrait by Edouard Manet of Berthe Morisot in mourning clothes holding a bouquet of violets