young girls reading auguste renoir

young girls reading auguste renoirThis painting belongs to a series of works in which Auguste Renoir devotes himself to young girls absorbed in intimate activities: reading, music, conversation. By this time, the artist was gradually moving away from pure Impressionism in favor of fuller forms and a blended touch, which he himself would call his "pearly manner." The motif of reading, particularly dear to Renoir, allowed him to explore the gentleness of a suspended moment, far from

the landscape above them is marked by a distorted perspective

accentuating the contrast between the tranquillity of the landscape and the bustling life of the villas

Vincent Van Gogh's The Garden at Arles is an explosion of colour that awakens a deep sense of joy

The artist explores the interplay of line

becomes the point of calm in this whirlwind of pictorial energy

Edward Hopper's East Wind Over Weehawken depicts a peaceful urban scene in a residential neighbourhood in Weehawken

This painting is part of the Altarpiece series by Hilma af Klint

The richness of the colours is another striking aspect of Black Grid

reflecting the Bauhaus period

The colours are applied in thick

around which vertical bars

Seated in a wheelchair