Art history: artists, movements and museums

House of the Renoir museum at the Domaine des Collettes in Cagnes-sur-Mer
Musée Renoir: the complete guide to places linked to the painter
A guide to Renoir locations: Les Collettes museum in Cagnes, Essoyes, Maison Fournaise, Montmartre, Orsay, the Orangerie, Limoges and visiting tips. Read more...
Luncheon of the Boating Party by Renoir, at the Maison Fournaise in Chatou
Renoir and the Seine: canoeing, Chatou and light
Renoir and the Seine: from La Grenouillère to Luncheon of the Boating Party, discover Chatou, Argenteuil, The Skiff, regattas, leisure and light. Read more...
The Two Sisters or On the Terrace by Renoir, painted in Chatou in 1881
The Two Sisters of Renoir: models, colors and secrets of On the terrace
Renoir’s Two Sisters (1881): Jeanne Darlaud, Chatou, colours, pentimenti, successive titles, provenance in Chicago and faithful reproduction. Read more...
The Skiff (La Yole) by Renoir, two women in an orange boat on the Seine in 1875
The Skiff by Renoir: boating, colour and modernity on the Seine
Renoir’s The Skiff (1875): an analysis of the orange boat, blue water and boating near Chatou, pigments, provenance and reproduction advice. Read more...
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880–1881, on the terrace of the Maison Fournaise
Luncheon of the Boating Party: figures and secrets of the painting
Analysis of Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party: 13 figures, Maison Fournaise, composition, light, revisions and provenance at the Phillips Collection. Read more...