The Farm at Les Collettes, Cagnes
Auguste Renoir
1908–14
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
21 1/2 x 25 3/4in. (54.6 x 65.4cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Charlotte Gina Abrams, in memory of her husband, Lucien Abrams, 1961
Accession Number
61.190
Tags
FarmsLandscapes
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...