the skiff auguste renoir

the skiff auguste renoirPainted in 1875, The Skiff depicts a boating scene on the Seine at Chatou, an emblematic spot for the nautical leisure of the nineteenth century Parisian bourgeoisie. Nicknamed by Auguste Renoir himself the "River of the Impressionists," this stretch of the Seine drew at the time a crowd of painters eager to capture the bustle of Sundays by the water. Rowing, a rapidly expanding sport under the Third Republic, became a favoured subject of

as if they were endowed with a soul

This era was influenced by World War I

in a silent

Filled with biomorphic and geometric forms that reflect a precise understanding of the invisible but palpable spiritual world

The simplicity of the forms and colours illustrates the artist's quest for pure artistic expression

It is part of the "series of ports of France" that Signac traveled for over three years

Camille Pissarro depicts a street scene in Sydenham

combining architecture

decorative friezes and finally delicate geometric motifs

The interplay of light and colour underlines the tension and energy of the Cubist aesthetic

of which Mondrian was a founding member

The bodies are broken down into angular facets