The original oil painting Woman Playing the Guitar was created by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1896. Today this oil painting is part of the collection at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Lyon France. The reproduction hand painted oil on canvas wall art we offer represents the original in every detail: The light, the color and the brushwork.

Toward the end of his life Renoir tended to create more oil painting inside than outside. This oil painting is perfectly described by Julie Manet who was the daughter of Eugène Manet, Edouard Manet’s brother. She describes it as ‘all colored, soft and delicious’. The woman is dressed in a white muslin dress with pink bows: extremely feminine and soft. The yellow cushion at the woman’s feet creates a beautiful contrast against the primarily red and green background. Her pose is graceful as she leans over the guitar: Indeed this composition is ‘soft and delicious’ – And of course so ‘Renoir’.

Renoir created a serious of oil paintings featuring women and men playing the guitar around this time which was toward the end of his career. The playing of musical instruments seemed to intrigue Renoir: Earlier on in his career he created several oil paintings which featured the piano: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot also featured many musical instruments in his work so this might well have been because of this artist’s influence - A beautiful painting that would bring subtle femininity to any room.