Snow Globe Auguste Renoir - Young girls at the piano

Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Young girls at the piano, ca. 1892
Oil on canvas. H. 116 ; L. 81 cm with frame H. 144 ; L. 111 cm
© RMN-Grand Palais (Musée de l'Orangerie)

A lover of music like most Impressionists, Renoir often represented young girls at the piano. This subject, which stemmed from the gatherings...

Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Young girls at the piano, ca. 1892
Oil on canvas. H. 116 ; L. 81 cm with frame H. 144 ; L. 111 cm
© RMN-Grand Palais (Musée de l'Orangerie)

A lover of music like most Impressionists, Renoir often represented young girls at the piano. This subject, which stemmed from the gatherings of musician painters in the 17th and 18th century, can also be seen in the works of his contemporaries Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), Edouard Manet (1832-1883) and Edgard Degas (1834-1917). Renoir thus takes on a classical theme, which combines the geometric lines of an upright piano with the undulating movements of the young girls.