A light-skinned man and woman stand looking at each other, surrounded by blooming flowers and lush green trees in this square landscape painting. The palette is dominated by shades of vibrant green and blue, and is loosely painted with daubs and short strokes, making details indistinct. The people stand to our left of center and both are dressed in navy blue. The man stands facing our right, almost in profile, and bends forward slightly with one hand gesturing toward the flowers. He wears a vest and trousers, a white shirt, and a butterscotch-gold hat. The woman stands near him to our right,…
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Picking Flowers

Auguste Renoir (French, 1841 - 1919)

1875

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 54.3 x 65.2 cm (21 3/8 x 25 11/16 in.) ; framed: 78.1 x 88.9 x 7.6 cm (30 3/4 x 35 x 3 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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