In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
In his last years, Renoir spoke about his ambition to unify his figures with their surroundings: "I'm struggling with my figures in order to make them one with the landscape that serves as their background and I want people to feel that they are not flat, and that my trees are not flat either." In 1918, shortly before his death, he said, "At the moment, I am trying to merge the landscape with my figures. The artists of the past have never attempted this." The results of these efforts can be seen in the present canvas, where figure and foliage almost become one. Light, feathery brushstrokes create a diaphanous veil, lending this idyllic rural scene its dreamy atmosphere.
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Berthe Morisot — Young Woman with a Straw Hat
Auguste Renoir — Nini in the Garden (Nini Lopez)
William Glackens — Woman Seated on Red Sofa
Claude Monet
Claude Monet — The Stroller (Suzanne Hoschedé, later Mrs. Th
Auguste Renoir — Woman in a Park
Claude Monet — Woman in the Garden
Claude Monet — Woman Seated on a Bench
William Glackens — Seated Woman with Fur Neckpiece and Red B
Jules Pascin — Seated Girl in Chemise (Jeune fille assise en
Berthe Morisot — Woman in a Garden
Claude Monet — Woman Seated under the Willows
