Flowers in a Vase
Auguste Renoir
c. 1866
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 81.3 x 65.1 cm (32 x 25 5/8 in.) framed: 98.4 x 83.2 x 8.3 cm (38 3/4 x 32 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1983.1.32
About the Artist
Auguste Renoir · 1841–1919
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was a founding figure of Impressionism whose luminous depictions of Parisian leisure, sensuous female forms, and sun-dappled landscapes made him one of the most beloved painters in Western art history. Born in Limoges to a working-class family, Renoir began as a porcelain painter before pursuing fine arts, and this early craft experience gave him facility with the...