![Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Étude de nus et de fleurs (Study of Nudes and Flowers) [c.1915]](http://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7386/27470574805_0ea4a094c7_b.jpg)
Étude de nus et de fleurs is a striking example not only of Renoir’s process but also of many of the primary themes of his oeuvre: the female nude, still life floral compositions and the bucolic landscape. In the present work numerous scenes are executed on the same canvas: exuberant bunches of pink and yellow roses, a landscape typical of those he executed in Cagnes in the South of France and two voluptuous nude bathers, one emerging from a river and the other, hat placed atop her head, drying herself in the sun. Renoir created many such canvases filled with diverse compositions and subjects. The majority of these were later cut into numerous individual works and sold separately from each other.
[Sotheby’s, New York - Oil on canvas, 54.6 x 64.7 cm]