Two Sisters (On the Terrace)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881
Despite the title, the young women in this painting were not actually sisters. The older girl in the center gazes absently beyond her younger companion, whose red cheeks suggest that she just dashed into the picture. These casual expressions make this “sisterly” moment feel genuine. Renoir juxtaposed the girls’ figures against a dreamy landscape, the basket of yarn evoking an artist’s palette.
| Artist | Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919) |
|---|---|
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Size | 100.4 × 80.9 cm (39 1/2 × 31 7/8 in.); Framed: 119.1 × 100.1 × 9.6 cm (46 7/8 × 39 3/8 × 3 3/4 in.) |
| Origin | France |
| Type | Painting |
| Museum | Art Institute of Chicago · museum page |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0): free to download, print and hang. |
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