La Grenouillère

La Grenouillère
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Artist Renoir
Year 1869
Medium Oil on canvas
Location Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Dimensions 26 1/8 x 32 7/8 in.
66.5 x 81 cm
Famous Paintings by Renoir
Le déjeuner des Canotiers
Bal du moulin de la Galette
La Grenouillère
The Swing (La Balançoire)
Two Sisters (On the Terrace)
Two Young Girls at the Piano
A Girl with a Watering Can
Dance in the Country
By the Seashore

La Grenouillère by Renoir was created in 1869 and is currently on display at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden. It’s oil on canvas and is 66.5 x 81 cm in size.

Background

Both Renoir and Monet painted this particular piece individually. Both were poor when they created it and had the idea because they were so close to one another.

Appearance

La Grenouillère paints the picture of a pond with a crowd on a dock in the middle of it. There are green trees in the back, ripples in the water and small boats sitting beside the dock. There is a fairly large crowd standing on the dock; both men and women are dressed nicely as if they are attending a party. Renoir made each person individual even with the large crowd that is present in the area. The details in the piece are soft, with light being shown at the appropriate spots to create the perfect picture.