Boating on the Seine by Renoir

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Mark Cartwright
by wikiart.org
published on 10 May 2022
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A c. 1879 oil on canvas, Boating on the Seine, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. An archetypal impressionist painting which captures the effects of sunlight on the landscape, people, and water. Renoir has created a striking image using the complimentary but contrasting colours of blue and orange.

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