Summer, by Renoir 🖌🖼🇫🇷

En été, by Renoir

🇬🇧 This soft-toned portrait, In SummerEn été,  was painted in 1868 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir when he was 27, before the blossoming of the Impressionist movement, but already contains some impressionistic elements, like the roughy sketched out background, with broad brushstrokes of green tones. This is a portrait of Lise Tréhot, a young model frequently used by Renoir during this early period, possibly also his companion at the time. The painting was exhibited at the Salon de Paris in 1869 under the title En été, étude, with the word “étude” (French for “study”) added to deflect criticism of the impressionistic style of the background, as opposed to more “finished” and formal portraits. The painting is now exhibited at the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin.

🇫🇷 Ce portrait aux tons doux, In Summer – En été, a été peint en 1868 par Pierre-Auguste Renoir à l’âge de 27 ans, avant l’éclosion du mouvement impressionniste, mais contient déjà des éléments impressionnistes, comme le fond esquissé rugueux, avec de larges coups de pinceau de tons verts. Il s’agit d’un portrait de Lise Tréhot, jeune mannequin fréquemment utilisée par Renoir à cette époque, peut-être aussi sa compagne de l’époque. La peinture a été exposée au Salon de Paris en 1869 sous le titre En été, étude, avec le mot “étude” ajouté pour détourner la critique du style impressionniste de l’arrière-plan, par opposition à plus “fini” des portraits formels. Le tableau est maintenant exposé à l’Alte Nationalgalerie de Berlin.

Self-portrait, by Renoir, 1875

🇮🇹 Questo ritratto dai toni tenui, D’estate – En été, fu dipinto nel 1868 da Pierre-Auguste Renoir quando aveva 27 anni, prima dello sbocciare del movimento impressionista, ma contiene già alcuni elementi impressionistici, come il ruvido sfondo abbozzato, con ampie pennellate di toni verdi. Questo è un ritratto di Lise Tréhot, una giovane modella usata frequentemente da Renoir durante questo primo periodo, forse anche la sua compagna dell’epoca. Il dipinto fu esposto al Salon de Paris nel 1869 con il titolo En été, étude, con la parola “étude” (francese per “studio”) aggiunta per deviare le critiche sullo stile impressionista dello sfondo, in opposizione a più “finito “e ritratti formali. Il dipinto è ora esposto all’Alte Nationalgalerie di Berlino.

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9 thoughts on “Summer, by Renoir 🖌🖼🇫🇷

  1. The artists of the Impressionist Movement must have really shaken up the art world. He was so young to be so accomplished.

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