![]() ![]() Alphonsine and Angèle are naturals the former is the owner’s daughter, the latter a bawdy child of Montmartre both women glow with vitality. The female models must be women he could love. He must find money for paints, for modeling fees and for eight Sunday luncheons for his group. He has just two months to take advantage of the summer light. He will paint a scene of boaters on the upper terrace, a wide canvas work that will surpass his Montmartre spectacle Bal au Moulin de la Galette. One July day in 1880, the 39-year-old artist is at the restaurant/hotel/boat rental when he reads a Zola essay critical of the Impressionists. ![]() Maison Fournaise, on the Seine outside of Paris, is one of Renoir’s favorite haunts. In her fourth art-related historical, Vreeland ( Girl in Hyacinth Blue, 1999, etc.) provides an in-depth look at one of Renoir’s most famous paintings (its name is her novel’s title). ![]()
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