Mother Anthony's Tavern (French: Le cabaret de la Mère Antony à Bourron-Marlotte), also known as At the Inn of Mother Anthony, is an 1866 oil-on-canvas painting made by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir during his Fontainebleau period.[1] It is one of Renoir's first major paintings, having completed it at the age of 25. The work is currently in the collection of the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm.[2][3]
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| Artist | Pierre-Auguste Renoir |
| Year | 1866 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 194 cm × 131 cm (76 in × 52 in) |
| Location | Nationalmuseum |
Description edit
Although there are various competing interpretations of the figures depicted in the painting, it is thought that the girl clearing plates in the front left of the painting is Nana; painter and architect Jules Le Coeur (1832-1882) appears as the bearded man standing up preparing to roll a cigarette, the clean-shaven man sitting down facing the viewer is thought to be Dutch landscape artist "Bos", a friend of Le Coeur; artist Alfred Sisley (1839–1899) appears as the bearded man seated with a hat next to Toto, a three-legged poodle with a wooden leg; in the far right background we see the back of the proprietor, Madame Anthony, wearing a headscarf.[4] Behind her, on the wall, is an image of French novelist and poet Henry Murger (1822–1861), an icon of Bohemianism.[5]
Influences edit
The painting After Dinner at Ornans (1848–1849) by Gustave Courbet informs this work, showing the influence of Courbet on the early Renoir.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Eitner, Lorenz (2002). 19th century European painting: David to Cézanne. Westview Press. p. 382. ISBN 0-8133-3962-6.
- ^ Brodskaya, Natalia (2014). Renoir. Parkstone International. ISBN 9781781609415.
- ^ White, Barbara Ehrlich (2017). Renoir: An Intimate Biography. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500774038.
- ^ Sturgis, Alexander (2006). Rebels and Martyrs: The Image of the Artist in the Nineteenth Century. Yale University Press. p. 100. ISBN 9781857093469.
- ^ a b Adams, Steven (1994). The Barbizon School & the Origins of Impressionism. Phaidon Press. pp. 202-209. ISBN 0-7148-2919-6. OCLC 34355336.
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