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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Tête de Femme
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"Renoir's portraits were more than just a reproduction of his sitter's aesthetic appearance, but a reflection of the subject's inner personality and beauty. His portraits of young women were especially captivating, as he so perfectly captured the delicate nature of the female form. He loved and adored the women he painted, and this adoration translated effortlessly into his pictures. "Renoir was permanently in love with women and transferred their luminous radiance he found in them onto the canvas" (G. Néret, Renoir Painter of Happiness: 1841-1918, Los Angeles, 2009, p. 188).
The young woman in this portrait offers a superb example of how Renoir could pair and reveal the subtle dichotomy of the beauty and grace of his female sitter. Her hair is pulled back ever so gently in a bun, as highlights of reds and browns are illuminated in each strand. She looks down and away, her checks are flush in shyness, and her ruby red lips reflect a subtle, feminine touch. She is alluring yet delicate and graceful. We are mere onlookers able to partake in his adoration.
Portraiture among the Impressionist artists was frowned upon--a sign that an artist selling out for money. It was landscapes that truly captured their doctrine and the plight of the Petite Bourgeoisie. In landscapes, no patron dictated how artist's brush strokes should look, or how much color or texture was appropriate. However, everything was different with Renoir. Renoir was able to transform the constructs of the traditional portrait, elevating its status among his colleagues. "When Renoir decided, in mid-career, to try his hand at fashionable Parisian Portraiture, he revolutionized the form by treating it with the same freedom that his friends were bringing to landscape painting" (ibid., p. 184)." Gray's Auctioneers
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