Art Anaysis ; the Statutte of a Woman Found at Willlendorf
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Critical Analysis II: Pierre-Auguste Renoir and The Statutte of a Woman found at Willlendorf
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Art Appreciation ART 1113V1
June 9, 2012
Renoir was born on February 25, 1841 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France. His parents were working class, and his dad was a tailor. He was the sixth child. As a boy, Pierre worked at a porcelain factory. He was a skilled artist by that age, because he showed his drawings around at work, and he was chosen to paint designs on the fine china at the Lévy Frères factory. His artistic talent was passed on to other places, and he ended up painting fans and religious wall hangings as well. He would visit the Louvre to go see and study the French master painters in hopes of becoming one of them one day.
Two years later, he painted his most famous work, Bal du moulin de la Galette. It depicted a joyful event, with people dancing and socializing; a passing moment in time. The light bounces off the Parisian jubilee, giving the impression that this is a grand affair. Since some of the people are sliced in half on the edge of the canvas, it gives the illusion that this scene extends beyond canvas. A scene as joyous as this is usually categorized as a “joie de vie,” meaning joy of life. Before Pierre died, he went to Paris in 1919. He went to the Louvre Museum, and saw his paintings hanging with the masters. This is what he waited his entire life for, and it had finally happened. He returned home happy, and died on December 3, 1919 at the age of 78. He is buried in Cagnes-sur-mer.
A few years later, he painted his other well-known work, Luncheon of the Boating Party. This is a Parisian leisure party, meant to portray another passing moment in time. The light shining down on them tells the viewer that it is lunch time. One of the models in the painting, Aline Victorine Charigot, would end up being Renoir’s wife. The people on the boat are all laughing and flirting, having a grand old time.
The Statuette of Willendorf Woman
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