Description of a portrait of the actress Jeanne Samary
A Description of a Portrait of the Actress Jeanne Samary This formal portrait of the talented actress Jeanne Samary from the Comedie Francaise, oil on canvas, was painted for the Paris Salon of 1879. ... In this painting Renoir’s appreciation of women is embodied in the charming image of Jeanne. As a piece of impressionist art, the portrait is the result of simultaneous vision, full of subdued colours, diffused light and semishades. The artist focuses on Jeanne’s graceful delicate figure, neglecting the background.