Year about 1918 Artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir | Medium Oil on canvas Created 1918 | |
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Dimensions 41 cm × 36.8 cm (16 in × 14.5 in) Location Museum of Fine Arts, Besançon Pierre-Auguste Renoir artwork Skaters in the Bois de Boulogne, La Parisienne, In Summer, Paysage Bords de Seine, Portrait of Ambroise Vollard | ||
The Portrait of Adèle Besson is an oil painting in the Post-Impressionist style made by Auguste Renoir in 1918, representing the wife of George Besson.
The couple gave a large bequest to the Museum of Fine Arts in Besançon (France). Their collection consisted of works of contemporary art (early 20th century). The installation of the collection at the Museum caused the expansion of the museum building, including the construction of the central staircase by Louis Miquel (student of Le Corbusier). This picture is part of their bequest.
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