These two paintings date from 1873 and 1874, when Renoir was just 32 years old. In a gallery full of wonderful paintings, they just knock you over.
The picture of ‘Lilies in a Jar’ by Matthew Smith, an English painter who studied with Matisse in Paris, dates from 1914.
Merry Christmas everyone!
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