Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)

After the Bath

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Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Time Period

1876

Abstract

With Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir helped found Impressionism, freeing painting from having to tell a story. Artists could simply capture what they saw. "The artist who uses the least of what is called imagination will be the greatest," he told his son Jean, whose importance as filmmaker equaled his father's as painter. The son of a tailor in Limoges, Renoir saved the money he earned from painting china, fans, and window shades to move to Paris. Gustave Courbet and the Old Masters in the Louvre were his first major influences. With Impressionism in the late 1860s, Renoir began using broken brushstrokes, his color became lighter, and he composed his canvases in patches of colored light.

Keywords

Vienna, Austria, France, Style: French Impressionism, School: Impressionist, Movement: Impressionism, French, Painting;, Painting

Alt Text

A painted portrait of a seated woman with soft, impressionistic brushstrokes and vibrant background colors. The artwork features a nude figure with a serene expression, framed by an ornate border.

Geographic Location

Vienna, Austria; France

Rights

This material is licensed by USF Libraries for the research and teaching needs of USF students, staff, and faculty only. See: https://lib.usf.edu/collections-and-discovery/collection-management/user-terms/

Access Restrictions

Only thumbnail images and descriptive information are available to non-USF users. Full access to this collection is available only to authorized users on the USF network on campus or via VPN.

Media Type

Paintings; Pictures

Identifier

A01-PFF0026

After the Bath

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