Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando by Renoir
What’s the story with Renoir’s Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando?
• Truth about his real acrobat models
• What oranges represent
• Darkness lurking nearby
Impressionist
Mother About to Wash Her Sleepy Child
Mary Cassatt’s painting Mother About to Wash Her Sleepy Child dwells in motherhood. Its careful composition combines with a smudgy Impressionist technique. This painting captures a moment of messy mothering.
Nude in the Bath by Pierre Bonnard
Gossip labeled that star of Nude in the Bath as “difficult”. But Pierre Bonnard delighted in her glorious colors:
• Nude in the Bath‘s otherworld feels like love.
• Marthe de Méligny – model, wife, and muse.
• Including Frequently Asked Questions like, ” Why are Pierre Bonnard’s Nude in the Bath paintings important?”
Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte
The painting Paris Street; Rainy Day snapshots a beautiful moment on a typical, even dull, day. French painter, Gustave Caillebotte titled this Rue de Paris Wet Weather – a simple name. Its plainness points to the piece’s subject. He gives us a slice of life.
Approaching Storm by Eugène Boudin
Nature versus Man whips like wind through the painting Approaching Storm. Eugène Boudin often painted the moneyed and middle class. Their fancy finery struck a wry contrast with Mother Nature.