Auguste Renoir - Madame Maurice Denis
nee Jeanne Boudot 1904

Madame Maurice Denis nee Jeanne Boudot 1904
Madame Maurice Denis, nee Jeanne Boudot
1904 oil/canvas
Morohashi Museum of Modern Art, Fukushima, Japan

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From Morohashi Museum of Modern Art, Fukushima, Japan:
The subject of this painting is Marthe Denis, the wife of Renoir’s friend the Nabis painter Maurice Denis (the Nabis painters popular in France at the end of the 19th century were characterized by flat, decorative pictures influenced by the late Impressionist Paul Gauguin). While the model boldly exposes a shoulder, the work is tinged overall with a mild feeling. This can be described as an excellent example of the works of Renoir, who specialized in depicting graceful women bathed in light.