Why it matters
Lise Tréhot, Renoir's companion, sits in a loose white bodice with foliage roughly sketched behind her. After his first Salon success with Lise with a Parasol, Renoir painted her again in a more informal style.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1868, when Lise was about 20.
- Renoir painted her at least 23 times.
- It is also known as La Bohémienne, recalling Esmeralda from Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris.
Based on the Wikipedia article In Summer (Renoir) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
