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Seascape, 1879. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 72.6 × 91.6 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Impressionism

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Museum title
Seascape
Artist
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)
Date
1879
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
72.6 × 91.6 cm (28 1/2 × 36 in.); Framed: 97.8 × 116.9 × 8 cm (38 1/2 × 46 × 3 1/8 in.)
Credit line
Potter Palmer Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1841–1919

Impressionism c. 1860–1900

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Seascape · Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1879
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