Chrysanthemums, 1882 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Chrysanthemums, painted by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1882 gathers an abundant bouquet of white, cream, and rust-toned chrysanthemums into a vase, the loose, energetic brushwork catching the light across the ruffled petals against a warm, dark ground. Renoir treated floral still lifes as a space for pure color experimentation, painting numerous chrysanthemum arrangements in the early 1880s as his Impressionist technique reached its most spontaneous, textured height.

Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919). Date: 1882.

Chrysanthemums, 1882 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Impressionist Floral Canvas Print.