Houses on a Hill (Groupe de maisons sur un coteau)

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FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

Renoir would often paint views like this from the terrace of the Maison de la Poste in the southern town of Cagnes, France. Painted in golden yellows, rosy pinks, sun-drenched whites, and burnt ochers, the hillside houses stand close together and dominate the composition, permitting only a small sliver of blue sky. The richly colored vegetation in the foreground, depicted in swirls of green and yellow paint, invite our eyes to climb up the swaying trees toward the flat rooftops of multicolored stone dwellings.

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