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Pierre Auguste
Renoir
(1841 - 1919)
This carved emu egg features Pierre Auguste Renoir, a French
Impressionist painter. Renoir is famous for his intimate portraits
of French middle-class life. He often used friends and family as
models, showing them in sensuous surroundings. In the 1870's he
and Claude Monet developed the "broken-color" technique of the
Impressionists. Instead of blending the colors next to one another
on the painting, they left dabs of different colors side by side,
allowing the eye to blend them together. Where Monet loved
landscapes, Renoir loved the human figure.
As a child Renoir showed a talent for painting, so he was
apprenticed to learn porcelain painting. He moved on from that to
painting window shades and women's fans, and eventually to portrait
painting. In his later years his hands were crippled by
arthritis. Rather than give up painting, he had the brushes tied
to his hands and developed a new style of painting utilizing broad brush
strokes and vivid colors.
This carved egg comes with it's own hand turned hardwood egg
stand, and can become a personalized gift with an inscription on
the back.
Because of the variations of color and texture inherent in the emu
egg itself, each carved egg will be unique and make a distinctive
addition to any decor or collection.
#149 Pierre August Renior Carved Emu Egg $95.00
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