Bouquet of Chrysanthemums- 1881
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Metropolitan Museum of Art New York City
Renoir felt that he had greater freedom to experiment in still lifes thanin figure paintings. "When I paint flowers, I feel free to try out tones and values and worry less about destroying the canvas," he told the writer
Georges Riviere. "I would not do this with a figure painting since there I would care about destroying the work."
Georges Riviere. "I would not do this with a figure painting since there I would care about destroying the work."
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