Pitcher — Fine Art

A metal pitcher sits on a tabletop with the light catching its curved side. Pierre-Auguste Renoir paints the vessel in separate colour strokes, leaving the background as soft patches of warm and cool tones. The brushwork moves quickly across the paper and the outline stays loose.

The fine art paper keeps the paint marks flat and the light greys stay matte under a lamp. A light frame on a dark wall lets the pitcher stand out without drawing the eye away from the marks.

From the kitchen doorway you see the pale shape on the wall before the table comes into view. The short lines on the pitcher read clearly when you step near the sink.