Reading Girl, Auguste Renoir
Auguste Renoir
Reading Girl
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Auguste Renoir

Reading Girl, 1880


Dimensions
57.0 x 47.5 cm
Physical Description
Oil on canvas
Inventory Number
SG 177
Acquisition
Acquired in 1910
Status
On display, 1st upper level, Modern Art, room 4

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About the Work

Renoir, like all Impressionists, was interested in motifs from everyday life. This way he could show his models in private moments: by concentrating on the book, the young lady makes eye contact impossible. This draws the viewer’s attention to the painting technique. Beyond the sculpted face, the painting is sketchy in its colour application. Above all, the background with its loosely placed brushstrokes and the dynamically flecked bouquet of flowers identify Renoir as an artist in the midst of Impressionism.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Reading Girl
Painter
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Oil on canvas
Material
Technique
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Signiert unten links: Renoir

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Acquired in 1910

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary
  • 31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden
  • 49N reading
  • 49MM32 book - MM - book open
Secondary

Research and Discussion

Provenance

Object History
Privatsammlung, Paris
Verst. Hotel Drouot, Paris an Paul Durand-Ruel, Paris, 22. März 1898 (Los-Nr. 6)
Verkauf an die Stadt Frankfurt am Main, 1910.

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Last update

24.11.2023