Description
Jeune femme au chapeau garni de fleurs des champs shows a young girl caught mid-gesture, both hands raised to tie the ribbon of her hat under her chin. The hat itself is generously trimmed with wildflowers, red poppies and white daisies mixed among green leaves, standing out sharply against a dark, almost black background. She wears a loose cream-white dress with soft, gathered sleeves.
Renoir paints the flowers on the hat with thick, bright dabs of red and white, while the dress is handled in broader, softer strokes of cream and grey. The dark background pushes the pale dress and colourful hat forward, giving the composition an intimate, close focus on the girl’s simple, everyday action.
Painted in 1880, this work is reproduced as a hand-painted oil on canvas or as an archival print, offered in a range of sizes to suit a small wall or a larger room.



