Description
A woman bends far forward in her chair, red hair falling loosely as she reaches down to fasten her shoe, one dark-stockinged leg drawn up onto a low stool. Her white blouse slips off one shoulder with the motion, and a second, more loosely sketched woman is visible seated just behind her.
Renoir paints the bent figure in warm, glowing flesh tones set off by the crumpled white of her clothing, the whole scene bathed in an intense, late glow of orange, red and gold that spreads across the floor and drapery alike. Cooler blue and green passages in the background give just enough contrast to keep the composition from dissolving entirely into warmth, a hallmark of Renoir’s later, richly colored interiors.
This candid, intimate moment captures Renoir’s late fascination with the human body in natural movement. This Woman Tying Her Shoe composition is offered as a museum-quality canvas print, made to order in a range of sizes and shipped worldwide.
