# What impressionist painting was this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 9, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-impressionist-painting-was-this/643520 "2012-12-09T18:34:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-impressionist-painting-was-this/643520/1 "2012-12-09T18:34:22Z")
Ok, I saw an 19th century impressionist painting but forgot who painted it or where to find it. I could have sworn it was Monet, but I can’t remember. It is French, an outdoor scene, a woman with I think a daughter, the lady has a big red hat on, almost like a lady’s top hat, and is in front of lots of green foliage at some garden. The red hat obviously was to contrast with the green. The hat looked almost a bit too much, like it was pretty obvious this was a set up to get that color there. Anyone remember this? I was told that this was a textbook example of the “complimentary color” trick of putting reds next to greens, blues to orange, etc. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-impressionist-painting-was-this/643520/2 "2012-12-09T18:45:47Z")
Is it [this one](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Renoir_-_The_Two_Sisters,_On_the_Terrace.jpg) by Renoir? Sorry for the wikipedia cite… ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-impressionist-painting-was-this/643520/3 "2012-12-09T18:50:38Z")
[Renoir?](http://www.encore-editions.com/pierre-auguste-renoir-french-impressionist-painting-head-of-a-young-woman-red-hat-1890/print) eta that the hat doesn’t look especially red to me, but my monitor is kinda crappy. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-impressionist-painting-was-this/643520/4 "2012-12-09T19:35:14Z")
> [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](#): > > Is it [this one](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Renoir_-_The_Two_Sisters,_On_the_Terrace.jpg) by Renoir? From the OP’s description, it sure sounds like something Renoir would do. > [@](#): > > Sorry for the wikipedia cite… What’s wrong with a wikipedia cite? Especially for this? I know there are a few people who poo-hoo wikipedia, but it’s been shown to be as good, for most subjects, as any prestigious encyclopedia. You can always check the sources and see if they stand up to scrutiny or not. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-impressionist-painting-was-this/643520/5 "2012-12-09T19:48:08Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > What’s wrong with a wikipedia cite? Especially for this? (Psst…look at the OP’s username) ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-impressionist-painting-was-this/643520/6 "2012-12-09T19:48:30Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > What’s wrong with a wikipedia cite? Especially for this? > > . Look at the OP’s username. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-impressionist-painting-was-this/643520/7 "2012-12-09T22:52:18Z")
> [@bup](#): > > (Psst…look at the OP’s username) Never mind! ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-impressionist-painting-was-this/643520/8 "2012-12-09T23:19:19Z")
There’s [Duveneck,](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NzMLuoP3drI/UIj2tlus0JI/AAAAAAAAGAI/2wu73IP_76o/s1600/Girl+with+Parasol,+by+Frank+Duveneck.jpg) who did that kind of [thing](http://en.wahooart.com/A55A04/w.nsf/Opra/BRUE-8LHUEL) a [lot](http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/woman-with-red-hat-and-parasol-frank-duveneck.jpg) Then there’s Renoir’s [Marie Therese Durand-Ruel Sewing.](http://110.45.173.105/upload/news/090508_p14_renoir1.jpg) I don’t recall any with other people in them, though.