La Grenouillère
Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Year Composed: 1869
Artistic Movement: Impressionist
Nationality: France
Floor Found in Château: Third Garden
Year Composed: 1869
Artistic Movement: Impressionist
Nationality: France
Floor Found in Château: Third Garden
About the Artwork
As an early painting under the Impressionist genre of art, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's La Grenouillère shows a gathering on a small islet, similar to the festive nature of Renoir's later Dance at Moulin de la Galette (1876). The party-goers would gather on this small island that contains a single tree (known as a camembert). Linked to several boats and pontoons, the island then becomes a festive gathering. Renoir's depiction shows the faraway view of this exciting gathering.
About the Artist
Born and spending his entire artistic career in France, Pierre-Auguste Renoir paved the way for the Impressionist Age of art in the country of France. His expressive and flowing technique exhibits a sense of feminine sensuality and sexuality, blending the vibrancy of French citizens and culture with the natural flow of the French land. This sensuality can be vividly seen within his Dance at Moulin de la Galette (1876), Two Sisters (1881), and his Girls at the Piano (1892).
About the Movement
La Grenouillère was composed in the Impressionist Age of art. Impressionism was characterized by extremely loose brushstrokes that were visible throughout the entire painting. This 19th-Century (or 1800s) art movement took landscapes, figures, and objects and incorporated both movement and emotion. Impressionism, in a matter of style, was almost the blending between Cubism and Baroque art; that dramatic and emotional appeal of the Baroque mixed with the inclusion of motion and the passing of time of Cubism. Some of the most famous Impressionist artists included Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Edgar Degas.
Location of Original Work of Art: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
As an early painting under the Impressionist genre of art, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's La Grenouillère shows a gathering on a small islet, similar to the festive nature of Renoir's later Dance at Moulin de la Galette (1876). The party-goers would gather on this small island that contains a single tree (known as a camembert). Linked to several boats and pontoons, the island then becomes a festive gathering. Renoir's depiction shows the faraway view of this exciting gathering.
About the Artist
Born and spending his entire artistic career in France, Pierre-Auguste Renoir paved the way for the Impressionist Age of art in the country of France. His expressive and flowing technique exhibits a sense of feminine sensuality and sexuality, blending the vibrancy of French citizens and culture with the natural flow of the French land. This sensuality can be vividly seen within his Dance at Moulin de la Galette (1876), Two Sisters (1881), and his Girls at the Piano (1892).
About the Movement
La Grenouillère was composed in the Impressionist Age of art. Impressionism was characterized by extremely loose brushstrokes that were visible throughout the entire painting. This 19th-Century (or 1800s) art movement took landscapes, figures, and objects and incorporated both movement and emotion. Impressionism, in a matter of style, was almost the blending between Cubism and Baroque art; that dramatic and emotional appeal of the Baroque mixed with the inclusion of motion and the passing of time of Cubism. Some of the most famous Impressionist artists included Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Edgar Degas.
Location of Original Work of Art: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden