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| Keywords: Auguste Renoir, Versailles, 1900–1905.jpg Artwork Renouncing the informal approach of Impressionist painters during his later career Renoir returned to more traditionally inspired motifs This autumn landscape shows a view of the courtyard on the north side of the chateau of Versailles Chestnut trees line the allée and are painted softly with detached brushwork in vibrant colors of the season Sculpture is prominently featured in this painting and indeed Renoir ™s interest in sculpture becomes apparent as he later visits the medium for the first time In his last years he sculpts several monumental figures with the help of Richard Guino the assistant to the established French sculptor Aristide Maillol The date for this landscape is not certain though it is likely that Renoir painted it between 1900 and 1905 when he is said to have rented a house in nearby Saint-Cloud for a summer 1900 “1905 Oil on canvas 52 1 x 63 2 cm Institution Metropolitan Museum of Art object history exhibition history credit line Robert Lehman Collection 1975 Signature Signed lower right Renoir accession number 1975 1 202 150000161 PD-old-auto 1919 Images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Park of Versailles in art Paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1900s paintings from France | ||||
