Spring, Chatou
Maker
(artist)
1841-1919
1841-1919
Title
Spring, Chatou
Date of Production
c. 1873
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 59.6 cm
Width: 73.7 cm
Width: 73.7 cm
Accession Number
LP.2020.XX.1
Mode of Acquisition
Private collection, loan, 2020
Credit
Private Collection. On long-term loan to The Courtauld Gallery, London
Location
On display
Label Text
The patch of water glimpsed through the trees on the left is the only feature linking this idyllic scene with Chatou. The small riverside town west of Paris was popular with day-trippers and artists. Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s subtle handling of the sunlit meadow is characteristic of how Impressionist painters used colour to convey atmosphere and feeling. Areas of yellow indicate patches of sunlight, alongside the deep green shadows cast by the young trees. The brushwork, loose to the point of abstraction, gives a sense of the tall grasses swaying in the breeze.
Provenance
Durand-Ruel, Paris; Paul Cassirer, Berlin; Galerie Barbazanges, Paris; The Independent Gallery; purchased by Samuel Courtuald , June 1927; bequeathed to Christabel McLaren, Lady Aberconway, 1947; private collection
Exhibition History
Masterpieces of Impressionism from The Courtauld Gallery, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 10/09/2019-15/12/2019; Aichi Prefectural Museum, Nagoya, Japan, 03/01/2020-15/03/2020; Kobe City Museum, Kobe, Japan, 28/03/2020-21/06/2020
The Courtauld Collection. A Vision for Impressionism, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, 20/02/2019-17/06/2019
The Courtauld Collection. A Vision for Impressionism, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, 20/02/2019-17/06/2019
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