Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Dreamer, 1879, oil on canvas, museum purchase, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Title: Dreamer, 1879
Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
The subject of Renoir’s richly colored portrait may not be identified, but is she directly flirting with the viewer? Or is she dreaming, as described in the title? Or perhaps a combination?
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