Two Sisters (On the Terrace)

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Two Sisters (On the Terrace) is an 1881 Impressionist painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting two girls seated on a balcony overlooking the Seine, celebrated for its vibrant color and luminous depiction of leisure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Impressionist painting
painting
artHistoricalSignificance celebrated for its vibrant color and luminosity
iconic example of Renoir’s portraiture of leisure
artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir
artStyle broken color
loose brushwork
collection Art Institute of Chicago
colorPalette dominant blues
dominant greens
dominant reds
countryOfOrigin France
creator Pierre-Auguste Renoir
depicts Renoir’s model Jeanne Darlot (older girl)
balcony
basket of yarn or flowers
hat with ribbons
leisure
River Seine
surface form: the Seine River

two girls
exhibitedAt Salon of 1882
genre Impressionism
hasColorCharacteristic vibrant color
hasLightCharacteristic luminous depiction of light
hasPerspective view over the Seine
inception 1881
languageOfTitle French
location Art Institute of Chicago
mainSubject young women
materialUsed oil paint
medium oil on canvas
movement Impressionism
movementAssociatedWith Impressionism
surface form: French Impressionism
originalTitle Two Sisters (On the Terrace) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Les Deux Sœurs (Sur la terrasse)
periodInArtistCareer Renoir’s mature Impressionist period
setting outdoor scene
terrace
support canvas
theme bourgeois life
family
modern leisure
title Two Sisters (On the Terrace) self-link

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir notableWork Two Sisters (On the Terrace)
Two Sisters (On the Terrace) title Two Sisters (On the Terrace) self-link
Two Sisters (On the Terrace) originalTitle Two Sisters (On the Terrace) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Les Deux Sœurs (Sur la terrasse)