Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Girls at the Piano, 1892 - Oil on canvas. H. 116; W. 81 cm A music lover like most impressionists, Renoir often represented young girls at the piano. This subject derives from the assemblies of musicians painted in the 17th and 18th centuries, perhaps also from the works of his contemporaries Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), Edouard Manet (1832-1883) or Edgard Degas (1834-1917). Renoir thus takes up a traditional theme, which combines the geometrical lines of the upright piano with the undulating movements of the young girls. But he avoids placing too many details
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