Bois de la Chaise (Noirmoutier)  1892

Renoir visited Noirmoutier, an island off the west coast of France, in September 1892. This painting depicts the Bois de la Chaise, an area on the nothernmost part of the island renowned for its picturesque vistas of the sea seen through the pines. The Bois was also the site of villas and chalets for aristocratic visitors. [br] [[url=https://collection.barnesfoundation.or...