Detail of Dancing Couple from Le Bal à Bougival, 1883 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Detail of Dancing Couple from Le Bal à Bougival, painted by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1883, presents a close-up view of the central pair from Renoir's celebrated composition — the woman's downcast eyes beneath her red bonnet trimmed with purple fruit, the man's absorbed attention beneath his straw boater, and the physical intimacy of the dance rendered with extraordinary psychological delicacy and sensuous warmth. The full painting is now held in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and is among the most famous and beloved works in the entire Impressionist canon. This detail allows the extraordinary intimacy and technical mastery of Renoir's figure painting to be appreciated at close range.

Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919). Date: 1883.

Detail of Dancing Couple from Le Bal à Bougival, 1883 by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Impressionist Wall Art Canvas Print.