1891
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Dominant colour
Grand Canal, Venice is a 1891 oil by Auguste Renoir, a Impressionism work, depicting Grand Canal, held at Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
This painting shows a canal with boats and buildings on either side. The water is blue and reflects the colors of the buildings. The sky is light blue with some clouds. The painting has a lot of colors and brushstrokes, which makes it look lively. You can see the texture of the paint in some places. If you like this painting, you might want to look up more works by the artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on 25 February 1841 in Limoges, the son of a tailor and a seamstress.
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