The Farm at Les Collettes, Cagnes
Auguste Renoir
1908–14
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
21 1/2 x 25 3/4in. (54.6 x 65.4cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Charlotte Gina Abrams, in memory of her husband, Lucien Abrams, 1961
Accession Number
61.190
Tags
FarmsLandscapes
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...