Lemons and Orange (Citrons et orange)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Oil on canvas (later mounted to fiberboard)

Private Collection

Lemons and Orange (Citrons et orange) is a small-scale still life painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, depicting two lemons and an orange arranged on a white cloth. Executed in oil on canvas with the loose, luminous brushwork characteristic of Renoir's mature Impressionist style, the composition showcases his celebrated sensitivity to color, light, and tactile surface. Renoir, born in Limoges in 1841, was a founding figure of French Impressionism and one of the movement's most prolific practitioners, known for his ability to find beauty in everyday subjects. Painted in the final years of his life, when rheumatoid arthritis had significantly limited his mobility, the work reflects his enduring commitment to the pleasures of seeing and painting despite physical hardship.