Lise with a Parasol
Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1867
Why it's great
A young woman in a white dress stands beneath a shady parasol, with sunlight sneaking in through the leaves. The model was Lise Tréhot, Renoir's girlfriend and favorite model. The Salon accepted it in 1868, and it was a hit. The dappled light is a hint of Renoir's later Impressionism.
Where to see it
📍 Museum FolkwangEssen, Germany
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, France, and started his working life painting designs on porcelain. In Paris he became a founding Impressionist, famous for glowing scenes of friends, dancing, and sunshine. Later in life he lived in the warm south of France, and he kept painting even when arthritis twisted his hands, with a brush strapped to his fingers. He left thousands of cheerful paintings.
