Bouquet of Chrysanthemums
1881
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
26 x 21 7/8 in. (66 x 55.6 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002
Accession Number
2003.20.10
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About this artwork
This Bouquet of Chrysanthemums by Auguste Renoir dating to 1881 exemplifies the period. Created in oil on canvas, the work demonstrates technical mastery of materials and processes characteristic of the era. As part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Paintings, this piece contributes to our understanding of historical artistic production. The work's 26 x 21 7/8 in. (66 x 55.6 cm) and material qualities reflect the aesthetic values and technical capabilities of 1881. Such objects illumi...
About the Artist
Auguste Renoir · 1841–1919
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919), born in Limoges to a modest tailor's family, displayed prodigious talent early on, apprenticed at age thirteen to the Lévy Frères porcelain factory in Paris after his family relocated there in 1845. There, he decorated fine china with floral designs, fans, and religious hangings, honing his skills in color and draftsmanship. By 1862, having saved enough, Renoir s...