Description
Pierre A. Renoir – Le Pont Neuf
| Year of creation: | 1872 |
| Original size: | 94 cm x 75 cm |
| Painting style: | Impressionism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA |
The picture shows the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris, which the painter depicted on a clear sunny day in the middle of summer. Renoir used strong colors in the painting. It is the colors and the play of light in this oil on canvas that paint a scene that radiates the heat of a summer day, while at the same time suggesting the pleasant coolness of the shadows. The happy scene is full of life, and the figures in the painting are enjoying their surroundings.
