Two Sisters (On the Terrace)

Two Sisters (On the Terrace)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)

1881

On view — Gallery 201 at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir considered the Restaurant Fournaise in Chatou (a village along the Seine River) the perfect spot to enjoy nature and good company away from the urban distractions of Paris. His painting Two Sisters (On the Terrace) , which he exhibited at the Impressionist exhibition of 1882,…

Description courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
100.4 × 80.9 cm (39 1/2 × 31 7/8 in.); Framed: 119.1 × 100.1 × 7.7 cm (46 7/8 × 39 3/8 × 3 in.)
Origin
France