tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065667386668307918.post7106764650951238235..comments2024-03-15T19:54:50.462+00:00Comments on To Discover Ice: Painting of the Month (96) Jan 2021: Renoirbazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065667386668307918.post-90796531379969745542021-01-06T09:30:32.980+00:002021-01-06T09:30:32.980+00:00Hels: But he did have five children, one of whom w...Hels: But he did have five children, one of whom was Jean Renoir the film director.bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065667386668307918.post-79998742136613012472021-01-06T02:23:54.473+00:002021-01-06T02:23:54.473+00:00Renoir (1841–1919) seemed to love the company of w...Renoir (1841–1919) seemed to love the company of women and depicted them tenderly. Yet he never married as a young man, marrying Aline only in 1890 when he was 50. He did continue painting his wife's portrait after the marriage, but not with the same young, dreamy beauty as his other female models.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065667386668307918.post-417617949548558362021-01-05T21:40:57.434+00:002021-01-05T21:40:57.434+00:00Jim: There are huge number of cultural references ...Jim: There are huge number of cultural references that originate from this picture. A great deal is known about the guests that day and I actually wrote something about them but I tend to make posts fairly short; I don't believe people read very long posts.bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065667386668307918.post-25005635803345602822021-01-05T21:38:07.957+00:002021-01-05T21:38:07.957+00:00Arleen: That sound's like a great thing to hav...Arleen: That sound's like a great thing to have seen. This picture must be in the top ten most popular ever made.bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065667386668307918.post-44632065728603446662021-01-05T21:36:35.278+00:002021-01-05T21:36:35.278+00:00Hilary: It's world that probably never existed...Hilary: It's world that probably never existed as portrayed but we can dream! The painting is a thing of wonderous beauty though.bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065667386668307918.post-19331066319885665332021-01-05T15:37:39.210+00:002021-01-05T15:37:39.210+00:00Hello Bazza, The transparent glasses and bottles ...Hello Bazza, The transparent glasses and bottles in the foreground are a tour de force.<br /><br />The man in the top hat is Charles Ephrussi, the man who formed the original collection of netsuke in Edmund de Waal's book The Hare with Amber Eyes. For the long version, and about Ephrussi's friendship with Renoir, see that book.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065667386668307918.post-26063902074232992792021-01-05T14:16:17.557+00:002021-01-05T14:16:17.557+00:00This picture has been done in sculpture at the won...This picture has been done in sculpture at the wonderful Grounds for Sculpture in NJ. I am sure that I have a picture of myself joining this group. It was a beautiful luncheon but some of the guests were a little stiff.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9065667386668307918.post-19297345138997752972021-01-05T13:47:00.548+00:002021-01-05T13:47:00.548+00:00Hi Bazza - oh how I envy them ... but we'll be...Hi Bazza - oh how I envy them ... but we'll be back. Renoir's work always brings out the life of the place, then the cheer of the people being there to enhance it ... and yes his ladies give off a gentle hue of loving life. Wonderful painting for this month - thank you ... stay safe - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com