11/3/14

Masterpiece Monday | Renoir

I am a big fan of Impressionism overall, and within the practitioners of that style Pierre-Auguste Renoir is probably my favorite artist. His composition is beautiful, his choice of subject is superb, and his engagement with colour impeccable.

This piece is one I find particularly enjoyable, the Portrait of Edmond Maitre. I want to be the gentleman in this painting, relaxing and reading, not fully absorbed in the book, but still looking completely at rest. Wouldn't that be awesome!

... but maybe that's merely indicative of the point of the semester that I'm at...

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Anyway, enjoy the painting:

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