Odalisque with Tea Set (Odalisque à la théière)

Discussion

FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

Occasionally Renoir's fantasy of female sensuality takes the form of woman as the exotic "other," as when he painted European models as odalisques (concubines in a harem). Here, a model draped in colorful silks holds a tea tray. Luxuriant red tones suffuse the scene, offset by the lime-green bedcover.

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