Cup of Chocolate (Femme prenant du chocolat)

Discussion

FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

Renoir painted this canvas years after he had moved away from impressionism, when he was living in the rural countryside of southern France. The painting shows a casually dressed figure stirring a cup of hot chocolate; lost in reverie, slumping forward, she is conveys dreamy inwardness rather than the urban, public sociability seen in so many impressionist pictures. Notice how many colors make up the white tablecloth—purple, green, blue—and how Renoir uses soft, delicate brushstrokes to create the appearance of velvety flesh.

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