Nope. The sugar and spice girl is Anne Hathaway.

Better hate on some classic artwork depicting noble, feminine subjects in a traditional setting.
I suppose the pomo's prefer graff art and hijib-wearing interlopers slagging on classical Europe.

Let's all hurry over to the tampon sculpture or the motorcycle made of toilet paper rolls!

A recent study found that approximately 83% of all hatred of Renoir stems from the intense desire of established critics and other culturally privileged people to distance themselves from the petit bourgeoisie.

The other 17%, when analyzed further, consisted mainly of doth-protest-too-much.

@3 and the remaining 0% think his subjects are intrinsically uninteresting and/or emotionally vacant. That and his paint sucks.

who cares what the subject is--whatever the depiction, Renoir is the king of artless art. Even motorcycles, tampons and toilet rolls would be rendered in the same muted conventional compositions in Renoir's hands. But at least the subject matter would keep us on our toes...

Come on Renoir, paint a motorcycle!

Wow, I really like Renoir and appreciate hearing about the exhibit. I'm surprised because I also usually feel "right on the same page" with Jen Graves' art critiques. He captures another side to experience that is lost on modern American audiences. Soft, unpretentious, unarmed sensuality .. a European-style way of connecting and relating that is lost on the usual U.S. television experience. The women have real bodies, curves, fat, beauty. People truly enjoy food, company, peace within themselves, and don't need to "be on" every second of the day. Don't forget - this is not an artist painting this "today."

Haha, I hung some Renoir posters in my place when I first moved to Seattle. See, I am not completely uncultured, there is one painter I like. Makes sense that he is the shitty one. I think I just had a crush on his model (/girlfriend?)

I don't despise Renoir the way Jen Graves does. But having seen my share of Renoirs at places like the Barnes in Philly, I do find his work garish, trite, cloying, and, yes, overly sentimental. He's like the Thomas Kincade of impressionists.

I must confess I have never exactly been predisposed to like Renoir because he'd apparently expressed some opinions that could easily be considered anti-Semitic. But I've kinda gotten over my sensitivity to such allegations; I've learned to try to understand people's resentments and grievances in the context of their time and place, and to not just label somebody an anti-Semite.

I think I can now say, without any hint of bias, I just don't like the guy's art.

IIRC, Renoir wasn't particularly well liked by critics in his own day either and after being repeatedly rejected by the Paris Salon, basically had to insinuate himself with better painters (Monet, Pissarro) when they decided to mount their own exhibition.

Totally Hathaway, and given the disdain people feel towards her, its just gotta be something about that look.

Lady Di! Lady Di!
Renoir!

I used to like Monet. But I never liked Renoir, so I don't feel too bad.

What few critics realize is that what they say about art is what they're really saying about themselves.

@11) I love that movie, and by extension, you!

Today it's hard to love impressionism or to understand its impact in its time, but to overcome your hatred of Renoir, I suggest looking at them as you would a Monet lilypad. The subject is not the object. Don't be distracted by the solid forms and creatures that ultimately only provide a superficial framework for what really interests him.