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Looking for fine art oil painting with real brushwork? Two Sisters (On the Terrace) is reproduced by hand in oils on artist-grade canvas after Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The result is a piece of impressionist oil painting wall decor that anchors a living room and rewards a closer look.
1881
Oil on canvas
39 1/2 x 31 7/8" (100.5 x 81 cm)
The Art Institute of Chicago, United States.
The Two Sisters is one of the peaks of Renoir's artistic career and one of the most popular items in the Art Institute of Chicago. The painting was given its second title "On the Terrace" by the dealer and patron of the Impressionists Paul Durand? Ruel, its first and for many years only owner. The painter was evidently happy with this, the more so since his figures were not indeed related.
The work was painted at Chatou, which Renoir considered “the most pleasant of all Paris suburbs”, on the same terrace of the Maison Fournaise as The Luncheon. It is believed that Renoir began The Two Sisters in April 1881 when he wrote to the critic Théodore Duret, “I am struggling with trees in colour, with portraits of women and children, and besides that I do not want to see anything…”
Light plays an exceptionally important role in the painting, glistening on the water, playing in the agglomerations of flowers and foliage behind the terrace, flashing out in the bud on the breast of the older girl and the chaplet of the younger and finally freezing in sparks in the eyes of both these charming heroines. The older girl's glowing scarlet hat, the resonance of colour that is expressively emphasized by the fresh green of the background, from the first rivets any gaze to the young face, its pure oval, tender skin, the beautiful eyes of a dreamer.
The Two Sisters was first presented to the public at the seventh Impressionist exhibition in the spring of 1882, together with such Renoir masterpieces as the Hermitage's Girl with a Fan, Girl with a Cat and A Box in the Opera (Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown) and The Luncheon of the Boating Party.
Renoir could permit himself both humour and the play of allusions. Without remembering that, it is impossible to understand the detail in the bottom left corner of the composition that might at first glance be taken for flowers but in fact are balls of wool. There is little logical justification for such a detail, since the painting is set in the open air. It has been suggested that the balls of wool appeared as Renoir's response to the insinuation of a critic who compared his painting to knitting. One of his masterpieces was described as "a weak sketch seemingly executed in wool of different colours".
As living room wall decor, the piece pairs naturally with other impressionist wall art and with warm neutrals, timber, and soft natural light.
This is a genuine hand painted oil painting, not a canvas print. Our painters match the palette of Two Sisters (On the Terrace) by eye and build up the fine art forms in thin layers, which is what gives the finished fine art oil painting its luminosity.
Hang this fine art oil painting above a sofa, console, or bed to give a living room an instant focal point. Its impressionist palette works with both minimalist and period interiors, and the piece also makes a considered gift for housewarmings, weddings, and art lovers.
Order Two Sisters (On the Terrace) as a hand painted oil painting on canvas and add lasting impressionist character to your living room. Custom sizes, a digital proof before dispatch, and secure worldwide shipping are included.
| Size | Price |
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| 20 X 24 in | $98.48 |
| 24 X 36 in | $153.48 |
| 30 X 40 in | $197.48 |
| 36 X 48 in | $261.98 |
| 48 X 72 in | $506.48 |
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