In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Coveted for their charm, beauty, and nuanced expressions, Renoir's paintings of children typically portray their protagonists absorbed in music-making, flower-picking, writing, or reading. Beginning in the 1890s, Renoir painted an extended series of canvases showing two young girls in a variety of activities and surroundings. Their interactions underline their harmonious relationship and conform to idyllic images of childhood. The feathery cursive brushwork imparts a veil-like haze that heightens the sense of nostalgia.
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Edgar Degas — Visit to a Museum
Auguste Renoir — Two Young Girls at the Piano
Auguste Renoir — Head of a Young Girl
William Glackens — Julia Reading
Auguste Renoir — Young Girl Reading
Berthe Morisot — Young Girl with an Apron
Edgar Degas — Double Portrait - The Cousins of the Painter
Auguste Renoir — Young Woman Braiding Her Hair
Edgar Degas — At the Milliner's
Camille Pissarro — Woman and Child at the Well
Berthe Morisot — The Mother and Sister of the Artist
Narcisse Diaz de la Peña (French, 1807–1876) — The Bathers
