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title: Boating on the Seine by Renoir
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source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15816/boating-on-the-seine-by-renoir/
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# Boating on the Seine by Renoir
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15816.png)
## Image Caption
A c. 1879 oil on canvas, *Boating on the Seine*, by [Pierre-Auguste Renoir](https://www.worldhistory.org/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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