RENOIR, Pierre-Auguste (b, 1841, Limoges, d. 1919, Cagnes-sur-Mer) |
Odalisque (Woman of Algiers)1870Oil on canvas, 69 x 123 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington | |
This picture was painted in the Oriental style which was in fashion since Delacroix's Women of Algiers. The model for the painting was Lise Tréhot, the artist's mistress. |