A Young Girl with Daisies
"I have taken up again, never to abandon it, my old style, soft and light of touch," Renoir announced to his dealer Durand-Ruel in 1888. This picture, made the following year, exemplifies the artist’s predilection for equally gentle and lyrical subjects. Daises and other wildflowers lend a note of rustic charm to the sweet-faced model. Such celebrations of youth and beauty proved to be highly successful with Renoir’s clientele.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Young Girl with Daisies
- Artist: Auguste Renoir (French, Limoges 1841–1919 Cagnes-sur-Mer)
- Date: 1889
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 25 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (65.1 x 54 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: The Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ittleson Jr. Purchase Fund, 1959
- Object Number: 59.21
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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