Renoir is perhaps the best-loved of all the Impressionists, for his subjects - flowers, pretty children, beautiful scenes and possibly above all - lovely women. Renoir was particularly entranced by people and often painted friends and lovers. He was one of the great worshippers of the female form, and he said "I never think I have finished a nude until I think I could pinch it".

These are two of my favourite paintings, both by Renoir - the buxom nude lady Seated Nude - 1913 and Gabrielle and Jean - 1895.

Jean was Renoir's second son and Gabrielle had joined the Renoir household at the age of 16 and had very much become one of the family, she also happened to be Renoir's favourite model. The painting gives a strong feeling of the attachment between the girl and boy.

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