In the early days of the Impressionist movement, Renoir was at its centre, experimenting with colour and the techniques of painting quickly.
A return to studying the paintings of the Renaissance masters, however, provoked a break away from the movement. Renoir returned to a more classical, linear style, with nudes as a recurrent subject.
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Main image: Renoir, 'The Skiff (La Yole)', 1875. London, The National Gallery.
Top detail: Detail from Renoir, 'The Umbrellas', about 1881-6. London, The National Gallery.
Bottom detail: Detail from Renoir, 'At the Theatre', 1876-7. London, The National Gallery.
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