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For collectors searching portrait oil painting, Blonde Bather is a dependable choice. Painted in layered oils on canvas after Pierre-Auguste Renoir, this impressionist work reads equally well as classic canvas wall art and as a thoughtful housewarming gift.
1881
Oil on canvas
81.8 x 65.7 cm
Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark, 1926
1955.609.
While in Italy in 1881, Renoir was influenced by the work of ancient Roman and Italian Renaissance art. Inspired by these masters Renoir painted Blonde Bather, an attempt to give precise definition of form and solidity to a modern subject. Placed before a fluidly painted landscape--intended to evoke the coastline of Naples--the monumental nude assumes a gravity and physical presence new to Renoir's figure painting.
The core of the paintings collection is a large suite of Impressionist works assembled by Sterling and Francine Clark over a period of four decades. In acquiring Impressionist art, the Clarks preferred the sort of pleasing pictures-sun-dappled landscapes, portraits and nudes of young women, and still lifes-that best suited the domestic spaces of their homes. Pierre-Auguste Renoir remained for them the quintessential Impressionist, and they acquired more than 35 of his paintings. Indeed, many of the more rigorous examples-Monet's Rouen Cathedral and Pissarro's Port of Rouen-as well as later works by Gauguin and Bonnard, were purchased by the Institute in more recent years.
Our artists reproduce this figurative composition in oil on canvas by hand, preserving the tonal range that makes portrait oil painting so sought after for a bedroom.
Expect subtle, hand-made variation rather than factory uniformity. Each figurative canvas is painted with oils, allowed to cure properly, and inspected before it is approved for shipment.
Wondering where portrait oil painting looks best? Try a bedroom mantel, a dining room sideboard, or a hallway gallery wall. The figurative subject reads clearly from a distance and rewards close viewing up near.
Order Blonde Bather as a hand painted oil painting on canvas and add lasting impressionist character to your bedroom. Custom sizes, a digital proof before dispatch, and secure worldwide shipping are included.
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 20 X 24 in | $68.48 |
| 24 X 36 in | $106.48 |
| 30 X 40 in | $146.98 |
| 36 X 48 in | $195.48 |
| 48 X 72 in | $379.98 |
The sizes shown are the reproduction canvas sizes we paint to order. The dimensions given in a work's description refer to the original artwork and will differ from the sizes offered here. Not sure? Read the size guide or e-mail us.
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Every canvas is painted by hand in oils on artist-grade stretched canvas, with an extra blank border left for framing. How to care for your painting.
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