Description
A young shepherd reclines on a grassy bank, dressed in a pale straw hat and a loose fleece draped over one shoulder and hip. He holds a wooden flute loosely in one hand while raising the other toward a small flock of birds fluttering close by, one perched lightly on his fingertips. Flowers dot the grass at his bare feet, and a screen of green foliage fills the background, with Renoir building the whole scene from warm flesh tones and soft golden and green brushwork.
This pastoral portrait, identified as Alexander Thurneyssen posed as a young shepherd, is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction on canvas or as an archival canvas print made to order in the size of your choice. Reproductions can be made true to the proportions of the original, held at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum.
Whether you choose the textured brushwork of a hand-painted copy or the crisp, fade-resistant color of a canvas print, the piece is prepared to order and matched carefully against the source painting.
