Danse a la Bougival - Masterpiece Jigsaw Puzzle


Item Number: SCCF-003

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Danse a la Bougival - Masterpiece Jigsaw Puzzle
Pierre Auguste Renoir (French 1841-1919)
Laurel Ink 500 piece puzzles measure 18" x 24".
Retail $12.95


Danse a la Bougival (from back of puzzle box)
Pierre Auguste Renoir (French 1841-1919)
Impressionism is one of the most widely recognized styles of painting, and certainly of the most enduring in its popularity. The Impressionist movement tool place in France in the late nineteenth century. One of its early galvanizing events occurred in 1863, when the Paris Salon jury rejected three thousand canvases out of the five thousand that were submitted for the exhibition. The subsequent outcry made way for an exhibition of rejected works, the Salon des Refuses, which included works by Camille Pissarro, Paul Cezanne, and Edouard Manet. The public viewed the whole event as a joke, but this assembly of art, which so clearly rebelled against classical methods and the traditional art establishment, brought together some of the artists who would later be known as the Impressionists.


Common Impressionist elements included a redefinition of subject matter, the use of intense color palettes, loose brushstroke techniques, and a fresh interpretation of the effects of light and color. These artists rejected the conventional artistic themes of formal staged images, and instead attempted to capture everyday scenes of nature and daily life. Colors were bold on the canvas as the artists captured movements using unblended brushstrokes in multiple hues. Paintings often illustrated a passing moment by showing transitory light in a scene, capturing the movement of light and shadow. The Impressionists established a new, subjective way of looking at the world that would forever change the study of art.


Pierre Auguste Renoir was one of the most daring and progressive Impressionist artists. Born in Limoges, France, in 1841, Renoir studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris in 1862, were he soon found the group of artists who would become known as his most talented contemporaries. Renoir mastered the rendering of natural light and reflection, showing the naturalistic implications of Impressionism in all his paintings. He portrays a rare lushness in every detail of his work. From the reflections of a lake to the tiniest creases in a women's skirt, Renoir defines painting as a beautiful craft.


Renoir's 1883 painting, Danse a le Bougival depicts various elements of Renoir's style. It was quite common for the Impressionists to paint their friends and acquaintances in a given scene. The dancing couple Renoir paints here is Suzanne Valadon and Paul Lhote, both of whom can be found in countless other paintings. Although Renoir could paint landscapes with a skillful rendering of the flickering sun and its reflections, he always preferred to paint human beings. Unlike any other painter, Renoir knew how to express soft, subtle human gestures as well as the warm atmosphere radiating among a social gathering. Danse a la Bougival carefully taps into the most intimate feelings of the portrayed figures while exuding a vibrant quality of light and color.


New: packaged/shrink wrapped 14"x14" boxed.


Ref: http://laurelink.com (see Puzzles) Sale $8.00 (+6.00 S&H) = $14.00
http://www.amazon.com (Laurel Ink) Sale $8.00 (+6.00 S&H) = $14.00
http://www.americanpuzzles.com/ (Laurel Ink) $12.95 (+6.95 S&H) = $19.90

Special Instructions

Item can be picked up at the SCC Foundation Office (Building 600 Room 614), December 2-18, 2009   (707) 864-7177  (S&H Available)

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