In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
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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William Glackens — Sleeping Girl
Auguste Renoir — Head of a Young Girl
William Glackens — Seated Woman with Fur Neckpiece and Red B
Pierre Bonnard — Le Petit Déjeuner
Jules Pascin — Seated Figure (Jeune fille assise)
Pierre Bonnard — The Red Blouse
Édouard Vuillard — Woman with bouquet
Pierre Bonnard — Femme au peignoir rouge
Pierre Bonnard — Le Café
William Glackens — Woman Seated on Red Sofa
Jules Pascin — Seated Girl in Chemise (Jeune fille assise en
Jules Pascin — Nude Seated on a Chair
