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拍品专文
This work will be included in the critical catalogue of Pierre-Auguste Renoir's paintings being prepared by the Wildenstein Institute.
Advised by his doctor to change climate, in the early 1900s Pierre-Auguste Renoir moved to Cagnes, on the southern French coast. In Cagnes, surrounded by olive trees and leading a bucolic life, Renoir returned to the landscape genre with renewed passion. It was there that he completed, in 1910, Aloès, la cueillettes à Cagnes. Probably painted in the garden surrounding Renoir's house at Collettes, the scene depicts a summer afternoon excursion. In the shade of a tree, two women have stopped in their walk to collect some aloe leaves. The two figures merge in communion with the nature around them. Strokes of grey, blue and green capture the vibrant presence of the trees in the summer breeze. Some carefully placed patches of golden yellow add light to the scene, while some timid clouds cross the sky above.
By the 1900s, Renoir was widely regarded as one of the leading figures of Impressionism. Successfully selling his works internationally and receiving official recognitions such as the Légion d'Honneur in 1900, Renoir's work in the Twentieth Century was marked by important artistic achievements. Those were the years of the legendary photographs showing Renoir painting fervently in his wheelchair, revealing his passion and drive as he defiantly continued to create ground-breaking pictures.
Advised by his doctor to change climate, in the early 1900s Pierre-Auguste Renoir moved to Cagnes, on the southern French coast. In Cagnes, surrounded by olive trees and leading a bucolic life, Renoir returned to the landscape genre with renewed passion. It was there that he completed, in 1910, Aloès, la cueillettes à Cagnes. Probably painted in the garden surrounding Renoir's house at Collettes, the scene depicts a summer afternoon excursion. In the shade of a tree, two women have stopped in their walk to collect some aloe leaves. The two figures merge in communion with the nature around them. Strokes of grey, blue and green capture the vibrant presence of the trees in the summer breeze. Some carefully placed patches of golden yellow add light to the scene, while some timid clouds cross the sky above.
By the 1900s, Renoir was widely regarded as one of the leading figures of Impressionism. Successfully selling his works internationally and receiving official recognitions such as the Légion d'Honneur in 1900, Renoir's work in the Twentieth Century was marked by important artistic achievements. Those were the years of the legendary photographs showing Renoir painting fervently in his wheelchair, revealing his passion and drive as he defiantly continued to create ground-breaking pictures.