Summary
La Parisienne' was first identified as a type in French 19th-century style mags known as 'physiologies' and transferred to canvas by Renoir in 1874 in a painting of that name featuring the actress Henriette Henriot (unfortunately not loaned by the National Museum of Wales). By isolating Henriot's bonneted and bustled figure against a blank background, Renoir focused attention on her silhouette, a fashion-plate trick adopted by other Impressionists in this show.
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Followers of Fashion
Vive La Parisienne: Women through the Eyes of the Impressionists Richard Billingham: Zoo Compton Verney, until 10 December
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