Renoir The Farm at Collettes

Painting: The Farm at Collettes

Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Size: 21 1/2 x 25 3/4 in

Year: 1908-14

Style: Impressionism

Bequest of Charlotte Gina Abrams, in memory of her husband, Lucien Abrams, 1961 61.190

In 1907 Renoir purchased almost six acres of property in the south of France and began construction of a villa and outdoor studio. In addition to its stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea and the town of Cagnes-sur-mer, the property (Les Collettes) boasted hundreds of olive and orange trees as well as rosebushes, and provided that artist with inspiration for the rest of his life.

Still Life with Peaches

Painting: Still Life with Peaches
Artist: Auguste Renoir
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 1881

This painting was surely made for Renoir’s patron, the French diplomat and banker Paul Berard, who owned a chateau at Wargemont in Normandy. Renoir was a guest at Berard’s estate numerous times and painted this still life while vacationing there in the summer of 1881. He exhibited it in the seventh Impressionist exhibition the following spring.