Girl with a Basket of Fish
c. 1889
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 130.7 x 41.8 cm (51 7/16 x 16 7/16 in.) framed: 151.1 x 61.9 x 5.1 cm (59 1/2 x 24 3/8 x 2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of William Robertson Coe
Accession Number
1956.4.1
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of Auguste Renoir *Girl with a Basket of* (c. 1889), a captivating oil on canvas that exemplifies the French master's Impressionist legacy. Renoir, a of the Impressionist movement was renowned for his luminous depictions of everyday life, bathed in dappled light and rich color. By the late 1880s, following his "dry period," he had refined his style, blending, feathery brushstrokes with more solid, sculptural forms inspired by Renaissance masters like Rubens and Titian. This tall, narrow canvas—measuring 130.7 x 41.8 cm—creates an intimate, full-length portrait feel,...
About the Artist
Auguste Renoir · 1841–1919
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was a founding figure of Impressionism whose luminous depictions of Parisian leisure, sensuous female forms, and sun-dappled landscapes made him one of the most beloved painters in Western art history. Born in Limoges to a working-class family, Renoir began as a porcelain painter before pursuing fine arts, and this early craft experience gave him facility with the...