The Mussel Harvest
1879
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 54.2 x 65.4 cm (21 5/16 x 25 3/4 in.) framed: 75.3 x 86.4 x 8.9 cm (29 5/8 x 34 x 3 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Margaret Seligman Lewisohn in memory of her husband, Sam A. Lewisohn
Accession Number
1954.8.1
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...