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Renoir Boating Party
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| Limited Edition:
71 Banners |
| Price:
$635 |
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| Museum:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
| Exhibition:
Renoir to Matisse: The Eye of Duncan Phillips |
| Material:
Printed 2-ply vinyl |
| Dimensions:
L: 96 " (244 cm) : W:35 "
(89 cm) |
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Description:
While Washington, D.C.'s Phillips Collection was undergoing construction in
2003, the museum put together an unprecedented traveling exhibition of some
of its most famous European masterpieces. The record-breaking four-year
tour of these works ultimately was seen in seven U.S. cities as well as
venues in Switzerland, Japan, Italy, and France.
Included among the masterpieces of artists like El Greco, Cézanne, Picasso,
and Matisse was the painting featured on this banner by French
Impressionist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), perhaps his most famous
work. The banner features a detail of Renoir's world-famous Luncheon of
the Boating Party, from 1880/81. Featuring a group of friends enjoying a
leisurely afternoon along the Seine, the painting epitomizes Renoir's
Impressionist style in both its subject matter and its execution. Capturing
the fleeting afternoon sunlight as if the elaborately composed painting had
been created in one brief moment, the complex painting appears effortless.
The Phillips Collection offers a wonderful in-depth
background on this fascinating painting.
The front of the banner contains a large image of the painting with white
text that reads "Renoir to Matisse". A purple band near the bottom has
white text with the exhibition dates "Oct 17, 2004 - Jan 9, 2005". The other
side of the banner is white with the museum's name "LACMA" in their stylized
grey and purple font along with grey text that reads "experience the world
through art".
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| Provenance:
These banners were displayed around Los Angeles from October 17, 2004
through January 9, 2005 to promote the exhibition Renoir to Matisse: The
Eye of Duncan Phillips at the Los Angeles Museum of Art. The exhibition
under various titles was also seen in the U.S. at The Museum of Fine Arts
Houston, Denver Art Museum, Phoenix Art Museum, Cleveland Museum of
Art, Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, and the Frist Center for the
Visual Arts in Nashville.
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About the Artist:
Born in Limoges, French painter and sculptor Pierre-Auguste Renoir
(1841-1919) began his artistic career at the age of 13 decorating porcelain
in his hometown's world-famous factory. He went on to become one of the
most beloved of the French Impressionists because of his works' beautiful
subjects and treatment. He is quoted as having said, "Why shouldn't art be
pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world."
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| Color Scheme: Warm - Cool - |
| Style: Modern - Impressionism - |
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