Renoir’s Le Pont Neuf, 1872
Renoir used the Impressionist technique to great effect and this street scene is brought alive by colour, light and shade.
Renoir even manages to make the sunshine look warm and the shade seems cool…. brilliant !
Pablo Picasso once said, “there are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.”
Renoir definitely falls into this category !
So yeah... 