Art Analysis of The Luncheon of the Boating Party vs A Sunday on La Gra

The Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir is a piece wide-cut of rich colors that reflect both the time period and the artists impressionist style. This composition not only conveys a leisurely hookup of people, but also expresses the changing French social structure of the time due to the industrial revolution. To portray these themes Renoir uses, shape, lay, color and texture. Shape is seen in the modeled figures and bottles, and space is created by overlapping of the bodies, but it does not give a realistic illusion of depth. Color is most evident in the painting by the thickset blue and green contrasted by the vibrant red and greens making it very rich in colour. Texture is also evident in the wearing which was emphasized by the artists impressionist brushstroke style. Renoir also used principals of design to make his composition more effective like balance, movement, repetition and unity. A symmetrical balance is evident because most of the subjects in the painting are on the right side. Movement is achieved in this painting by the gesture and facial gesture of the subjects as well as the drapery on the table and the gazebo cover. Repetition can be seen in the curves of the gazebo cover, the stripes and the posts in the railing. all(a) these elements and principals of design unify this piece and make it very pleasing to the eye. Renoir reflects the theme is this painting because the impressionist style was new to the art field, just as the advances fr...