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“He loves everything that is joyous, brilliant, and consoling in life,” an anonymous interviewer once wrote about Pierre-Auguste Renoir. This may explain why Two Sisters (On the Terrace) is one of the most popular paintings in the Art Institute. Here Renoir depicted the radiance of lovely young women on a warm and beautiful day. The older girl, wearing the female boater’s blue flannel, is posed in the center of the evocative landscape backdrop of Chatou, a suburban town where the artist spent much of the spring of 1881. She gazes absently beyond her younger companion, who seems, in a charming visual conceit, to have just dashed into the picture. Technically, the painting is a tour de force: Renoir juxtaposed solid, almost life-size figures against a landscape that—like a stage set—seems a realm of pure vision and fantasy. The sewing basket in the left foreground evokes a palette, holding the bright, pure pigments that the artist mixed, diluted, and altered to create the rest of the painting. Although the girls were not actually sisters, Renoir’s dealer showed the work with this title, along with Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando and others, at the seventh Impressionist exhibition, in 1882.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 80 × 100 Cm |
| Tags | sistersfamiliesgirlsgirllakewatertreesbuildingsbaskethatvinespeoniesfoliagered (color)blueblue (color)weather/seasonsportraitschildrenwomenflowersCentury of Progressworld's fairsChicago World's Fairs |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
Timeline
Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
Tue
20
Jan
exhibition
Paris, 251, rue Saint-Honoré, Salons du Panorama de Reischoffen, 7me exposition des artistes independants [seventh Impressionist exhibition], Mar. 1–31, 1882, cat. 138, as Les deux soeurs.
Paris, 251, rue Saint-Honoré, Salons du Panorama de Reischoffen, 7me exposition des artistes independants [seventh Impressionist exhibition], Mar. 1–31, 1882, cat. 138, as Les deux soeurs.
Tue
20
Jan
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Durand-Ruel, Catalogue de l’exposition des oeuvres de P.-A. Renoir, exh. cat.
Durand-Ruel, Catalogue de l’exposition des oeuvres de P.-A. Renoir, exh. cat. (Pillet & Dumoulin, 1883), p. 12, cat. 30.
Tue
20
Jan
exhibition
Berlin, Expo, 1895.
Berlin, Expo, 1895.
Tue
20
Jan
note
Georges Lecomte, L’art impressionniste d’après la collection privée de M. Durand-Ruel
Georges Lecomte, L’art impressionniste d’après la collection privée de M. Durand-Ruel (Chamerot & Renouard, 1892), pp. 137 (ill.), 204, 207.
Tue
20
Jan
note
Ernest Hoschedé, L’art de la mode
Ernest Hoschedé, L’art de la mode (1881), (ill.).
Tue
20
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note
Durand-Ruel, Paris, Exposition de tableaux de Monet, Pissarro, Renoir & Sisley, exh. cat.
Durand-Ruel, Paris, Exposition de tableaux de Monet, Pissarro, Renoir & Sisley, exh. cat. (Imp. de l’Art, 1899), p. 11, cat. 81.
Tue
20
Jan
exhibition
Paris, Durand-Ruel, Exposition des oeuvres de P.-A. Renoir, Apr. 1–25, 1883, cat. 30, as Femme sur une terrasse (Chatou).
Paris, Durand-Ruel, Exposition des oeuvres de P.-A. Renoir, Apr. 1–25, 1883, cat. 30, as Femme sur une terrasse (Chatou).
Tue
20
Jan
note
American Art Association, Works in Oil and Pastel by the Impressionists of Paris, exh. cat.
American Art Association, Works in Oil and Pastel by the Impressionists of Paris, exh. cat. (J. J. Little/American Art Galleries, 1886), p. 31, cat. 181.
Tue
20
Jan
exhibition
Saint Petersburg, Internationale de la revue “Le monde artiste à St. Petersbourg, ” 1899.
Saint Petersburg, Internationale de la revue “Le monde artiste à St. Petersbourg,” 1899.
Tue
20
Jan
note
Durand-Ruel, Paris, Exposition A. Renoir, exh. cat.
Durand-Ruel, Paris, Exposition A. Renoir, exh. cat. (Imp. de l’Art/E. Ménard, 1892), pp. 33; 34; 46, cat. 92.
Tue
20
Jan
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Catalogue de la 7me exposition des artistes independants, exh. cat.
Catalogue de la 7me exposition des artistes independants, exh. cat. (Morris Pére et Fils, 1882), cat. 138.
Tue
20
Jan
exhibition
Paris, Durand-Ruel, Exposition A. Renoir, May 1892, cat. 92, as La terrasse. Appartient à M. J. D.
Paris, Durand-Ruel, Exposition A. Renoir, May 1892, cat. 92, as La terrasse. Appartient à M. J. D.
Tue
20
Jan
note
American Art Association, Works in Oil and Pastel by the Impressionists of Paris, exh. cat.
American Art Association, Works in Oil and Pastel by the Impressionists of Paris, exh. cat. (National Academy of Design, 1886), p. 45, cat. 181.
Tue
20
Jan
exhibition
Paris, Durand-Ruel, Exposition de tableaux de Monet, Pissarro, Renoir & Sisley, Apr. 1899, cat. 81, as Sur la terrasse. 1881.
Paris, Durand-Ruel, Exposition de tableaux de Monet, Pissarro, Renoir & Sisley, Apr. 1899, cat. 81, as Sur la terrasse. 1881.
Tue
20
Jan
note
Richard Muther, The History of Modern Painting, vol. 2
Richard Muther, The History of Modern Painting, vol. 2 (Henry, 1896), p. 748 (ill.).
Tue
20
Jan
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Eliza E. Rathbone, ed., Renoir and Friends: Luncheon of the Boating Party, exh. cat.
Eliza E. Rathbone, ed., Renoir and Friends: Luncheon of the Boating Party, exh. cat. (The Phillips Collection/ D Giles Limited, 2017), p. 113-115, Fig. 47.
Tue
20
Jan
note
Sylvie Patry, ed., Inventing Impressionism: Paul Durand-Ruel and the Modern Market
Sylvie Patry, ed., Inventing Impressionism: Paul Durand-Ruel and the Modern Market (London: National Gallery Company, 2015), 144-45 fig. 95, 266 cat. 75
Tue
20
Jan
exhibition
Paris, Musée Luxembourg, Inventing Impressionism: Paul Durand-Ruel and the Modern Market, October 9, 2014-February 8, 2015, cat. 75; London, National Gallery, March 4-May 31, 2015; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Inventing Impressionism...
Paris, Musée Luxembourg, Inventing Impressionism: Paul Durand-Ruel and the Modern Market, October 9, 2014-February 8, 2015, cat. 75; London, National Gallery, March 4-May 31, 2015; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Inventing Impressionism, June 18-September 13, 2015.
Tue
20
Jan
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“Cat. 11: Two Sisters
“Cat. 11: Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881” in Renoir Paintings and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago, ed. Gloria Groom and Jill Shaw (Art Institute of Chicago, 2014), https://publications.artic.edu/renoir/reader/paintingsanddrawings/section/138973.
Tue
20
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Debra N. Mancoff, Fashion in Impressionist Paris
Debra N. Mancoff, Fashion in Impressionist Paris (Merrell, 2012), pp. 138–39 (ill.), 149.
Tue
20
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Caroline Homes, Impressionists in Their Garden
Caroline Homes, Impressionists in Their Garden (Antique Collectors’ Club, 2012), pp. 132–33 (ill.).
Tue
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Greg M. Thomas, Impressionist Children: Childhood, Family, and Modern Identity in French Art
Greg M. Thomas, Impressionist Children: Childhood, Family, and Modern Identity in French Art (Yale University Press, 2010), pp. 50; 51, fig. 56.
Tue
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Jan
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transferred to Durand-Ruel, New York, 1922 [per Durand-Ruel, New York, stock book for 1904–24 (no....
transferred to Durand-Ruel, New York, 1922 [per Durand-Ruel, New York, stock book for 1904–24 (no. 8124, as Sur la terrasse), as confirmed by Paul-Louis Durand-Ruel and Flavie Durand-Ruel, Durand-Ruel Archives, to the Art Institute of Chicago, Oct. 5, 2010, curatorial object file]
Tue
20
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Art Institute of Chicago, Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James Cuno
Art Institute of Chicago, Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James Cuno (Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, 2009), p. 59 (ill.).
Tue
20
Jan
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Sylvie Patry, “Renoir, Revolutionary and Classical,” in Sounjou Seo, Renoir: Promise of Happiness, exh. cat.
Sylvie Patry, “Renoir, Revolutionary and Classical,” in Sounjou Seo, Renoir: Promise of Happiness, exh. cat. (Seoul Museum of Art, 2009), p. 30, fig. 7.
Tue
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Art Institute of Chicago, The Essential Guide
Art Institute of Chicago, The Essential Guide (Art Institute of Chicago, 2009), p. 218 (ill.).
Tue
20
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Adrien Goetz, Comment Regarder . . . Renoir
Adrien Goetz, Comment Regarder . . . Renoir (Hazan, 2009), p. 135 (ill.).
Tue
20
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Caroline Durand-Ruel Godfroy, “Paul Durand-Ruel and Renoir: 47 Years of Friendship,” in Sounjou Seo, Renoir: Promise of Happiness, exh. cat.
Caroline Durand-Ruel Godfroy, “Paul Durand-Ruel and Renoir: 47 Years of Friendship,” in Sounjou Seo, Renoir: Promise of Happiness, exh. cat. (Seoul Museum of Art, 2009), pp. 158; 161; 166, n. 13; 167, n. 47; 275; 276; 279, n. 13 and n. 47.
Tue
20
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Anne Distel, Renoir
Anne Distel, Renoir (Citadelles & Mazenod, 2009), pp. 194; 195, ill. 181; 239.
Tue
20
Jan
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Marie-Christine Decrooq, “Monet und Durand-Ruel: Die Finanzkrise und die 7. Impressionisten-Ausstellung im Licht ihrer Korrespondenz
Marie-Christine Decrooq, “Monet und Durand-Ruel: Die Finanzkrise und die 7. Impressionisten-Ausstellung im Licht ihrer Korrespondenz (Januar bis März 1882) aus dem Archiv Cornebois,” in Claude Monet, ed. Gerhard Finckh, exh. cat. (von der Heydt-Museum Wuppertal, 2009), p. 59 (ill.).
Tue
20
Jan
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Gloria Groom and Douglas Druick, with the assistance of Dorota Chudzicka and Jill Shaw, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, exh. cat.
Gloria Groom and Douglas Druick, with the assistance of Dorota Chudzicka and Jill Shaw, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, exh. cat. (Art Institute of Chicago/Kimbell Art Museum, 2008), pp. 10 (detail); 24 (ill.); 74–75, cat. 28 (ill.). Simultaneously published as Gloria Groom and Douglas Druick, with the assistance of Dorota Chudzicka and Jill Shaw, The Age of Impressionism at the Art Institute of Chicago (Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press, 2008), pp. 10 (detail); 24 (ill.); 74–75, cat. 28 (ill.).
Tue
20
Jan
exhibition
Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Art Museum, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, June 29–Nov. 2, 2008, cat. 28 (ill.).
Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Art Museum, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, June 29–Nov. 2, 2008, cat. 28 (ill.).
Tue
20
Jan
note
Colin B. Bailey, “Rowers at Chatou, 1880–1,” in Renoir Landscapes, 1865–1883, ed. Colin B. Bailey and Christopher Riopelle, exh. cat.
Colin B. Bailey, “Rowers at Chatou, 1880–1,” in Renoir Landscapes, 1865–1883, ed. Colin B. Bailey and Christopher Riopelle, exh. cat. (National Gallery, London, 2007), pp. 212, fig. 102; 214. Translated by Marie-Françoise Dispa, Lise-Éliane Pomier, and Laura Meijer as Colin B. Bailey, “Les canotiers à Chatou, 1880–1881,” in Les paysages de Renoir 1865–1883, ed. Colin B. Bailey and Christopher Riopelle), exh. cat. (National Gallery, London/5 Continents, 2007), pp. 212, fig. 102; 214.
Tue
20
Jan
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Peter Kropmanns, “Renoir und der Impressionismus,” in Auguste Renoir und die Landschaft des Impressionismus, ed. Gerhard Finckh, exh. cat.
Peter Kropmanns, “Renoir und der Impressionismus,” in Auguste Renoir und die Landschaft des Impressionismus, ed. Gerhard Finckh, exh. cat. (Von der Heydt-Museum, 2007), pp. 74–75 (ill.).
Tue
20
Jan
exhibition
Wuppertal, Germany, Von der Heydt-Museum, Renoir und die Landschaft des Impressionismus, Oct. 28, 2007–Jan. 27, 2008, no cat. no. (ill.).
Wuppertal, Germany, Von der Heydt-Museum, Renoir und die Landschaft des Impressionismus, Oct. 28, 2007–Jan. 27, 2008, no cat. no. (ill.).
Tue
20
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Colin B. Bailey, “‘The Greatest Luminosity, Colour and Harmony’: Renoir’s Landscapes, 1862–1883,” in Renoir Landscapes, 1865–1883, ed. Colin B. Bailey and Christopher Riopelle, exh. cat.
Colin B. Bailey, “‘The Greatest Luminosity, Colour and Harmony’: Renoir’s Landscapes, 1862–1883,” in Renoir Landscapes, 1865–1883, ed. Colin B. Bailey and Christopher Riopelle, exh. cat. (National Gallery, London, 2007), pp. 65, 70. Translated as Colin B. Bailey, “‘Un maximum de luminosité; de coloration, et d’harmonie’: Les paysages de Renoir, 1862–1883,” in Les paysages de Renoir 1865–1883, ed. Colin B. Bailey and Christopher Riopelle, trans. Marie-Françoise Dispa, Lise-Éliane Pomier, and Laura Meijer, exh. cat. (National Gallery, London/5 Continents, 2007), pp. 65, 70.
Tue
20
Jan
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Richard R. Brettell and Joachim Pissarro, Manet to Matisse: Impressionist Masters from the Marion and Henry Bloch Collection, exh. cat.
Richard R. Brettell and Joachim Pissarro, Manet to Matisse: Impressionist Masters from the Marion and Henry Bloch Collection, exh. cat. (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art/University of Washington Press, 2007), pp. 97; 98, fig. 33.
Tue
20
Jan
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Guy-Patrice Dauberville and Michel Dauberville, with the collaboration of Camille Frémontier-Murphy, Renoir: Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. 1, 1858–1881
Guy-Patrice Dauberville and Michel Dauberville, with the collaboration of Camille Frémontier-Murphy, Renoir: Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles, vol. 1, 1858–1881 (Bernheim-Jeune, 2007), pp. 299–300, cat. 254 (ill.).
Tue
20
Jan
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Kyoko Kagawa, Runowaru [Pierre-Auguste Renoir], Seiyo kaiga no kyosho [Great Masters of Western Art] 4
Kyoko Kagawa, Runowaru [Pierre-Auguste Renoir], Seiyo kaiga no kyosho [Great Masters of Western Art] 4 (Shogakukan, 2006), p. 58 (ill.).
Tue
20
Jan
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Norio Shimada, Inshoha bijutsukan [History of impressionism]
Norio Shimada, Inshoha bijutsukan [History of impressionism] (Shogakukan, 2004), p. 436 (ill.).
Tue
20
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note
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Beyond the Frame: Impressionism Revisited; The Sculptures of J. Seward Johnson, Jr., with an essay by Petra Ten-Doesschate Chu
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Beyond the Frame: Impressionism Revisited; The Sculptures of J. Seward Johnson, Jr., with an essay by Petra Ten-Doesschate Chu (Bulfinch, 2003), p. 121 (ill.).
Tue
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Philippe Cros, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Philippe Cros, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Terrail, 2003), pp. 84, 88–89 (ill.).
Tue
20
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Simona Barrolena, Impressionismo
Simona Barrolena, Impressionismo (Mondadori Electa, 2002), p. 168 (ill.).
Tue
20
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Sculpture Foundation, Solid Impressions: J. Seward Johnson, Jr.
Sculpture Foundation, Solid Impressions: J. Seward Johnson, Jr. (Sculpture Foundation, 2002), pp. 60 (ill.), 70.
Tue
20
Jan
exhibition
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum, Auguste Renoir, “The Two Sisters (On the Terrace)”: From the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, July 3–Sept. 16, 2001, no cat.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum, Auguste Renoir, “The Two Sisters (On the Terrace)”: From the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, July 3–Sept. 16, 2001, no cat.
Tue
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Art Institute of Chicago, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism in the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James N. Wood
Art Institute of Chicago, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism in the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James N. Wood (Art Institute of Chicago/Hudson Hills, 2000), front cover (ill.); pp. 9, 10, 71 (ill.), 76.
Tue
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Belinda Thomson, Impressionism: Origins, Practice, Reception
Belinda Thomson, Impressionism: Origins, Practice, Reception (Thames & Hudson, 2000), p. 206, ill. 207; 207; 268.
Tue
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Art Institute of Chicago, Treasures from the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James N. Wood, commentaries by Debra N. Mancoff
Art Institute of Chicago, Treasures from the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James N. Wood, commentaries by Debra N. Mancoff (Art Institute of Chicago/Hudson Hills, 2000), back cover (ill.); pp. 183, 206 (ill.).
Tue
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Art Institute of Chicago, Shikago bijutsukan [The Art Institute of Chicago], Museums of the World 22
Art Institute of Chicago, Shikago bijutsukan [The Art Institute of Chicago], Museums of the World 22 (Kodansha, 2000), p. 20 (ill.).
Tue
20
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Paul Joannides, Renoir: Sa vie, son oeuvre
Paul Joannides, Renoir: Sa vie, son oeuvre (Soline, 2000), pp. 1 (detail), 90–91 (ill.).
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