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Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Portrait of Jeanne Durand-Ruel (Portrait de Mlle. J.), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876, Oil on canvas, During the early decades of his career, Pierre-Auguste Renoir supported himself doing portrait commissions. This little girl is the daughter of Paul Durand-Ruel. Jeanne is presented here at age six, wearing a fashionable striped dress and a gold cross around her neck. The painting is a good example of the way Renoir seemed to embrace the traditions of painting while also pushing against them: the colors are experimental and modern--note the sweeps of purple in the girl's ha
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