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
Berthe Morisot — The Hydrangea
Berthe Morisot — On a bench in the Bois de Boulogne
Auguste Renoir — Head of a Young Girl
Pierre Bonnard — Enfants solfiants, Charles et Jean Terrasse
William Glackens — Julia Reading
Louisa Starr — Two women in white seated in wooded glade.
Auguste Renoir — Young Girl Reading
Berthe Morisot — Enfants à la vasque
Berthe Morisot — Young Girl with an Apron
Camille Pissarro — A Corner of The Garden at Les Mathurins, 
