It was set on top of a dresser in the master bedroom; I thought maybe it was a portrait of our landlady or something. Anyway, the other day, I took it from the dresser because I was going to put it up on the wall; and when I was looking at the back to see if there was hanging hardware, I saw it was a print of Renoir's "Woman with a Cat".
A website offering handpainted reproductions says the following about it:
""Woman with a Cat" was painted by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in Oil on canvas during the Impressionism epoch in c. 1875. Original painting size was 18.1" x 22.1" (46.0cm x 56.0cm). The style of the painting is Impressionist and the theme represented is Animals, Figure. The painting is currently displayed at The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC."
I came across this quote the other day and thought it fit nicely with this post:
"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls." ~Pablo Picasso
2 comments:
That's really cool.
When I was reading it, and I came to the part where you said "Renoir", I thought you were gonna say you had discovered a priceless piece of art!
but then I saw the part where you said it was a print...ah shucks, hehe
hehe.. yah, too bad it's just a print. Oh well, guess I'll just have to work in order to retire. :)
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