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1881 · Art Institute of Chicago
Two Sisters
painting by Auguste Renoir (1881)
In the picture
- Date
- 1881WikidataArt Institute of Chicago: 1881
- Medium
- Oil on canvasArt Institute of ChicagoWikidata: Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- 100.4 × 80.9 cmArt Institute of ChicagoWikidata: 100.5 × 81 cm
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago, ChicagoWikidata
- Gallery
- Gallery 201Art Institute of Chicago
- Genre
- portrait, genre artWikidata
- Materials
- oil paint, canvasWikidata
- Inventory no.
- 1933.455Wikidata
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial CollectionArt Institute of Chicago
- Exhibitions
- Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel and the New Painting
Provenance
Where it has been
- 1925 –Annie Swan Coburnhigh confidenceWikidata · owned by
- 1933 –Art Institute of Chicagohigh confidenceWikidata · collection
Exhibition historyArt Institute of Chicago
Paris, 251, rue Saint-Honoré, Salons du Panorama de Reischoffen, 7me exposition des artistes independants [seventh Impressionist exhibition], Mar. 1–31, 1882, cat. 138, as Les deux soeurs.
Paris, Durand-Ruel, Exposition des oeuvres de P.-A. Renoir, Apr. 1–25, 1883, cat. 30, as Femme sur une terrasse (Chatou).
New York, American Art Galleries, Works in Oil and Pastel by the Impressionists of Paris, Apr. 10–28, 1886, cat. 181; New York, National Academy of Design, May 25–June 30, 1886, as On the Terrace.
Paris, Durand-Ruel, Exposition A. Renoir, May 1892, cat. 92, as La terrasse. Appartient à M. J. D.
Berlin, Expo, 1895.
Saint Petersburg, Internationale de la revue “Le monde artiste à St. Petersbourg,” 1899.
Paris, Durand-Ruel, Exposition de tableaux de Monet, Pissarro, Renoir & Sisley, Apr. 1899, cat. 81, as Sur la terrasse. 1881.
Brussels, Libre Esthétique, Exposition des peintres impressionnistes, Feb. 25–Mar. 29, 1904, cat. 130, as Sur la terrasse. Appartient à M. Durand-Ruel.
Paris, Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, Salon d’automne, Oct. 15–Nov. 15, 1904, cat. 12, as Sur la terrasse.
London, Grafton Galleries, Pictures by Boudin, Cézanne, Degas, Manet, Monet, Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley, Exhibited by Messrs. Durand-Ruel & Sons, Jan.–Feb. 1905, cat. 239, as On the Terrace. 1881.
Berlin, Paul Cassirer, Französische Meister, Ferner werke von Max Liebermann, Walter Leistikow, Ulrich Hübner, Constantin Meunier, Mar. 16–mid-June 1906, cat. 30, as Die Terrasse.
London, Palace of Fine Arts, Franco-British Exhibition, May 14–Oct. 31, 1908, cat. 397, as La terrasse. Appartient à M. Durand-Ruel.
Munich, Moderne Galerie Heinrich Thannhauser, Ausstellung Auguste Renoir, mid-Jan.–mid-Feb. 1912, cat. 9, as Sur la terrasse. 1881.
Berlin, Paul Cassirer, VI. Ausstellung, Feb.–Mar. 1912, cat. 9.
Paris, Manzi, Joyant & Cie, Exposition d’art moderne, June 5–July 6, 1912, cat. 180, as Sur la terrasse.
Kunsthaus Zurich, Französische Kunst des XIX. u. XX. Jahrhunderts, Oct. 5–Nov. 14, 1917, cat. 169, as Sur la terrasse. Coll. D.-R.
Paris, Durand-Ruel, Tableaux, pastels-dessins par Renoir (1841–1919), Nov. 29–Dec. 18, 1920, cat. 52.
Art Institute of Chicago, Exhibition of the Mrs. L. L. Coburn Collection: Modern Paintings and Watercolors, Apr. 6–Oct. 9, 1932, cat. 33 (ill.).
Art Institute of Chicago, “A Century of Progress”: Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, May 23–Nov. 1, 1933, cat. 348.
Art Institute of Chicago, “A Century of Progress” Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture for 1934, June 1–Oct. 31, 1934, cat. 237.
Toledo (Ohio) Museum of Art, French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, Nov. 1934, cat. 15.
New York, Durand-Ruel, Views of the Seine by Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley, Jan. 11–30, 1937, cat. 6 (ill.).
New Haven, Conn., Yale University Gallery of Fine Arts, French Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Feb. 18–Mar. 4, 1937, cat. 1.
New York, Duveen Galleries, Renoir: Centennial Loan Exhibition, 1841–1941; For the Benefit of the Free French Relief Committee, Nov. 8–Dec. 6, 1941, cat. 35 (ill.).
New York, Wildenstein, Renoir: A Loan Exhibition; For the Benefit of the Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York City, Inc., Apr. 8–May 10, 1958, no. 31 (ill.).
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings by Renoir, Feb. 3–Apr. 1, 1973, cat. 34 (ill.).
Tokyo, Seibu Museum of Art, Shikago bijutsukan insho-ha ten [The Impressionist tradition: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago], Oct. 18–Dec. 17, 1985, cat. 35 (ill.); Fukuoka Art Museum, Jan. 5–Feb. 2, 1986; Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Mar. 4–Apr. 13, 1986.
Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection, Impressionists on the Seine: A Celebration of Renoir’s “Luncheon of the Boating Party,” Sept. 21, 1996–Feb. 23, 1997, cat. 58 (ill.).
Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, Renoir’s Portraits: Impressions of an Age, June 27–Sept. 14, 1997, cat. 40 (ill.); Art Institute of Chicago, Oct. 17, 1997–Jan. 4, 1998; Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Art Museum, Feb. 8–Apr. 26, 1998.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum, Auguste Renoir, “The Two Sisters (On the Terrace)”: From the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, July 3–Sept. 16, 2001, no cat.
Wuppertal, Germany, Von der Heydt-Museum, Renoir und die Landschaft des Impressionismus, Oct. 28, 2007–Jan. 27, 2008, no cat. no. (ill.).
Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Art Museum, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, June 29–Nov. 2, 2008, cat. 28 (ill.).
Paris, Musée Luxembourg, Inventing Impressionism: Paul Durand-Ruel and the Modern Market, October 9, 2014-February 8, 2015, cat. 75; London, National Gallery, March 4-May 31, 2015; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Inventing Impressionism, June 18-September 13, 2015.
Identifiers & sources+
- Art Institute of Chicago14655
- Wikimedia CommonsPierre-Auguste Renoir - Two Sisters (On the Terrace) - 1933.455 - Art Institute of Chicago.jpg
- inventory number1933.455
- WikidataQ630121
- Fame rank#258 (20 Wikipedia articles)
