A landscape depicting Jules Le Cœur, painter and friend of Renoir, walking with his dogs in the Fontainebleau forest. The painting is done in a realistic style with elements of impressionism, showing the natural environment and the atmosphere of the autumn forest.

Portrait of the Creator

  • Artist

    Pierre-Auguste Renoir

  • Date of birth and death

    25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919

  • Natinality

    French

  • Style

    Impressionism transitioning to classical form-focused works and back to light color application

  • Significant works

    Bal du moulin de la Galette, Luncheon of the Boating Party, Pink and Blue, Girls at the Piano, Nude (Belgrade, 1910)

Information about the work

  • Year:

    1866

  • Execution technique:

    oil on canvas

  • Location:

    Museu de Arte Assis Chateaubriand (MAC), Campina Grande, Brazil

  • Theme:

    landscape, figure, forest, autumn

Internal Narrative and Creative Framework

  • Inner Narrative

    The painting shows an everyday scene from the artist's life, highlighting the closeness to nature and the bond between humans and animals, as well as the relationship with nature characteristic of the impressionists.

The key to interpreting the work

Focus on realistic technique with impressionist influences, paying attention to light, color, composition, and the depiction of nature and figures in harmony.

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  • Year: 1860
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Sleeping Cat

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The Return of the Boating Party

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  • Year: 1862
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Arum and Conservatory Plants

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  • Year: 1864
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Romaine Lascaux

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Spring Flowers

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William Sisley

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Colonel Barton Howard Jenks

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  • Year: 1865
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Portrait of Mademoiselle Sicotg

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  • Year: 1865
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Flowers in a Vase

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Spring Bouquet

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  • Year: 1866
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The Fairies Pond

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The Inn of Mother Anthony

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Two Figures in a Landscape

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  • Year: 1865-1866
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Lise with Umbrella

  • Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • Year: 1867
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Dance at Moulin de la Galette

  • Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • Year: 1876
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Jeanne Samary in a Low Necked Dress

  • Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • Year: 1877
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Pink and Blue

  • Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • Year: 1881
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The Luncheon of the Boating Party

  • Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • Year: 1880-1881
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By the Seashore

  • Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • Year: 1883
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Self-Portrait with a White Hat

  • Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • Year: 1910
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Crown of Roses

  • Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • Year: 1858
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Reclining Nude

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  • Year: 1850-1860
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