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...painting retrospective exhibit of the nineteenth-century Impressionist drew record crowds in London and Paris, where it stayed for four and five months, respectively. In Paris, Renoir drew crowds averaging 8,668 visitors per day. In London, it surpassed the attendance record of the Hayward Gallery's most popular previous exhibit, "Picasso's Picassos," by more than 100,000 visitors...
...However, Renoir is only one of the estimated 453,000 visitors whom MFA officials expect to flood the exhibit during its three-month showing...
Harvard's Fogg Museum lent one of its most important Renoirs, "Seated Bather," to the exhibit. According to Carrie Jones, the Fogg's assistant director for curatorial affairs, the Museum was reluctant to lend such an important piece during their own remodeling. But, she added, "it was very important for them to have a large late period Renoir...
...People enjoy his [Renoir's] work because it portrays the pleasures of life without delving into their troubles," said Jones. "Ultimately, we felt the exhibit is an important...
...Renoir, one of the most popular Impressionists, is known for his bright colors and soft, blurred-brush technique. The MFA has put Renoir's paintings under natural light, in the tradition of the Impressionists, who often worked on their paintings outdoors...