1873, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Young Woman in White Reading -- National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin)
From the museum label: Impressionist artists, like Renoir, broke Academic conventions by depicting modern men and women engaging in everyday activities and leisurely pursuits. During the summer of 1873, Renoir visited Claude Monet at Argenteuil, where he painted the artist and his family. The model for this picture may have been Monet's wife Camille, whom Renoir portrayed reading on several occasions. The loose brushwork and thinly applied paint give the picture a sketchy appearance and reflect the artist's close association with Monet at this time.
1873, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Young Woman in White Reading -- National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin)
From the museum label: Impressionist artists, like Renoir, broke Academic conventions by depicting modern men and women engaging in everyday activities and leisurely pursuits. During the summer of 1873, Renoir visited Claude Monet at Argenteuil, where he painted the artist and his family. The model for this picture may have been Monet's wife Camille, whom Renoir portrayed reading on several occasions. The loose brushwork and thinly applied paint give the picture a sketchy appearance and reflect the artist's close association with Monet at this time.