Reposted blog.
THE RETURN OF SPRING
THROUGH THE EYES OF IMPRESSIONIST RENOIR
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Spring Bouquet, 1866, oil on canvas, Fogg Museum (Harvard Art Museum), Cambridge, MA
Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment.
Ellis Peters
Early in his decades long career, Impressionist great Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) welcomed in the spring with the vibrant arrangement above. Ellis Peters was the pen name of British mystery author Edith Mary Parameter (1913-1995), whose Brother Cadfael series, set in the Middle Ages, aired on PBS’s Masterpiece Theater.
The above image is used solely for educational purposes and in the U.S. public domain.
