Several work were inspired by the theme and motif of this painting in late 1960s

Joan Miro native place was Catalonia and the culture, art of this place was reflected in his paintings. Many influences of the culture of Paris which he was exposed to were added to The Red sun. Influences were the Parisian surrealist poetry and Paul klee structural cubism. Joan Miro thought that this painting could rediscover the human feelings. In this painting, a circle of red color was painted taking all the space of the painting. This red circle was depicted as the red hot Sun. Miro was preoccupied with the music in the 1940s and the nocturnal sky brought mystery to his work. Miro love urban life and was enthusiast with the urban scene of New York and later established relationships with other artists like Yves Tanguy, Jackson Pollock etc.

Joan Miro native place was Catalonia and the culture, art of this place was reflected in his paintings. Many influences of the culture of Paris which he was exposed to were added to The Red sun. Influences were the Parisian surrealist poetry and Paul klee structural cubism. Joan Miro thought that this painting could rediscover the human feelings. In this painting, a circle of red color was painted taking all the space of the painting. This red circle was depicted as the red hot Sun. Miro was preoccupied with the music in the 1940s and the nocturnal sky brought mystery to his work. Miro love urban life and was enthusiast with the urban scene of New York and later established relationships with other artists like Yves Tanguy, Jackson Pollock etc

The work can be viewed at The Phillips Memorial Gallery, United States

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in 1882, three critics identified this painting as one of the best paintings in the Seventh Impressionist Exhibition show.

The portrait depicts a scene from the Maison Fournaise along the Seine River in Chatou, France where Pierre Auguste Renoir group of friends were relaxing on a balcony in a boat. Pierre Auguste Renoir shows the combining figures, still life of France and the landscape, combining all in one work. Gustave Caillebotte was seated in the lower right of the picture who was the painter and art patron of Renoir. Aline Chariot was shown playing with a small dog in the foreground who was Renoir’s future wife. There was a table and it had some fruits and wine.

In 1882, three critics identified this painting as one of the best painting in the Seventh Impressionist Exhibition
The picture shows the French society changing character from the mid to late of the 19th century. The restaurant welcomes many customers of different classes; some of the major ones include artists, actresses, writers, businessmen, society women, critics, and some shop girls. There were two half of the picture, one was densely packed with figures but the other was empty. There were two important figures, one of Louise-Alphonsine Fournaise, the proprietor’s daughter, and the other was her brother named as Alphonse Fournaise Jr.

Renoir had captured a great deal of light which was coming from the large opening in the balcony. It seems that Renoir composed this complicated scene in one place without advance studies about the subject or underdrawing. He spent months making several changes to the portrait by painting the individual figures only when his models were available at that time. He then also added the striped awning along the top edges of the picture.

The work can be viewed at The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC

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