{"id":83247,"date":"2021-09-02T17:58:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T15:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svetslik.si\/uncategorized\/a-clearing-in-the-woods\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T09:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:13:28","slug":"a-clearing-in-the-woods","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/svetslik.si\/en\/pierre-a-renoir\/a-clearing-in-the-woods\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierre-Auguste Renoir \u2013 A Clearing in the Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Clearing in the Woods \u2013 a restrained woodland scene from the earliest years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n<\/table>\n

A Clearing in the Woods is an oil painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir from 1865. The original measures 82.6 cm x 57.2 cm and is held by the Detroit Institute of Arts. We paint our version by hand in oils on canvas, in eight landscape sizes, from 60 x 40 to 150 x 100 cm. Among them is 83 x 57 cm, which matches the measurement of the original, with 110 x 75 cm as the step above it.<\/p>\n

Restraint instead of effect<\/h3>\n

What is recorded is the character of this scene: an impressive, elegant and in some way restrained look into nature. The restraint matters here \u2013 this is the observation of a wood, not a scene that wants to make an impression. The painting shows a matter-of-fact study of nature, which in Renoir\u2019s work often stays in the background, because there the human figure usually takes over. It is a canvas from his earliest years, that is, from before the period he is best known for today.<\/p>\n

Why hand-painted, not a print<\/h3>\n

Our version is not a print. A woodland scene is made almost entirely of greens and browns that sit close together in brightness, and it is in exactly such a scene that a print gives itself away most: the screen merges neighbouring tones into a single area and the depth between the trees disappears. A hand-painted canvas separates the planes by the density of the paint and by the warmth of the colour, not by a darker outline, so the tree at the back stays at the back even when it is as bright as the one in front.<\/p>\n

In the room<\/h3>\n

The subject is horizontal, quiet and without narrative, so it works well where a painting should settle a room: a study, a bedroom, a waiting area or a hallway. For an ordinary room we suggest 83 x 57 cm, the measurement of the original, or 100 x 70 cm. On a wider wall 130 x 90 or 150 x 100 cm works, where the depth between the trees opens out. The smallest size, 60 x 40 cm, suits a narrow wall or a stairwell where the painting is seen in passing.<\/p>\n

What you receive<\/h3>\n

We paint the canvas to order, by hand and for you alone, so every copy is made on its own; the canvas is usually painted and dried within three to four weeks. If you prefer, we will paint it in a size that is not on the list. Before despatch we send you a photograph of the finished canvas for your approval, and only then does the painting go out. A Clearing in the Woods arrives stretched on a wooden frame and ready to hang, wrapped in protective film and in rigid packaging, with no further stretching or finishing needed.<\/p>\n

\nYear of creation:<\/td>\n\n1865<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nOriginal size:<\/td>\n\n82.6 cm x 57.2 cm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nPainting style:<\/td>\n\nImpressionism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nOriginal technique:<\/td>\n\nOil on canvas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nLocated:<\/td>\n\nDetroit Institute of Arts, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n