Auguste Renoir - Acrobats at the Cirque
Fernando Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg 1879

Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg 1879
Acrobats at the Cirque
Fernando Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg
1879 133х99cm oil/canvas
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

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From Art Institute of Chicago:
One of four permanent circuses in Paris, the Cirque Fernando opened in Montmartre in 1875, attracting an enthusiastic following that included members of the Impressionist circle. Pierre-Auguste Renoir's painting features Francisca Wartenberg (left) and her sister, Angelina (right), members of an itinerant German acrobatic troupe. Ages 17 and 14, respectively, the girls take their bows after a performance, gathering up the tissue-wrapped oranges tossed to them as tributes by members of the audience.