Or, since it’s a Renoir, maybe they were planning to distribute them as punishment.

“Thought you were going up in the world, did you Salvo? Oh no, no Armand Guillaumin for you. The boss ain’t pleased and he wants you to know about it. One more screwup and you’ll end up with a face like that”

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john_strinlai an hour ago | parent [-]

i saw your other comment, and now this one. i dont really know much about art, and i'd love for you to help me understand your apparent disdain for renoir

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dofm an hour ago | parent | next [-]

https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/...

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jerf an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Ah, the classic "picture is worth a thousand words" move. Well played.

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		I could have picked a considerably worse face, too. But this is a painting of his own young son, Jean (who went on to be a legendary director, screenwriter, actor). So one presumes there's a method in it, because nobody hates a kid that much.

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john_strinlai 41 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

i did not know they did yaoi hands in 1800s france. point taken.

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Cpoll an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Renoir's kind of "pop" as far as Impressionists go. Laypeople like him because his work is easy to look at, but trained artists can find a lot to fault in his technique and composition. He was also kind of an asshole.

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