The Swing (Renoir)
Painting Pierre-Auguste Renoir / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Swing (French: La balançoire) is an 1876 oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir who was a leading exponent of the Impressionist style. The painting measures 92 x 73 centimetres and is in the Musée d’Orsay. Renoir executed the painting in what are now the Musée de Montmartre gardens. He had rented a cottage in the gardens so that he could be closer to the Moulin de la Galette where he was engaged in painting his 1896 Bal du moulin de la Galette.
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La balançoire | |
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English: The Swing | |
Artist | Pierre-Auguste Renoir |
Year | 1876 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 92 cm × 73 cm (36.2 in × 28.7 in) |
Location | Musée d’Orsay, Paris |
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