Eugène Murer (Hyacinthe-Eugène Meunier, 1841–1906)

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Artist: Auguste Renoir
Date: 1877
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (47 x 39.4 cm)
Department: European Paintings
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Olive Ground · Yellow family · #886F4A · 22%

Lampblack · Black family · #090F0A · 15%

Bitumen Shadow · Black family · #28291D · 12%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #E7BFA0 · 9%

Pine Needle · Green family · #526144 · 8%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #BD9574 · 7%

Midnight Indigo · Black family · #141621 · 7%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #674D2A · 5%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #2B3735 · 5%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #956C2C · 4%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #523D24 · 4%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #6A6359 · 2%

Granite Face · Gray family · #7B6665 · <1%

Graphite Block · Gray family · #5F586A · <1%

Ochre Kiln · Orange family · #B06D23 · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #150A06 · <1%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #978995 · <1%

Museum Mount · Gray family · #B0C0B5 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002

9 tags

Individual Portrait Both · 99%

The Met identifies the work as a portrait of the single sitter Eugène Murer, and the image visibly centers on one person.
Face Visual · 98%

The sitter’s face is the dominant focal point, with clearly visible eyes, nose, mouth, and beard.
Eye Contact Visual · 90%

The sitter’s eyes are oriented toward the viewer, producing a direct gaze.
Flora Visual · 80%

Pale blue, white, and orange flower-like marks and green foliage-like passages are visible behind the sitter, especially at right.

Impressionism Interpretive · 87%

The luminous color, softened contours, and freely handled paint are strongly consistent with Impressionism, although the supplied museum record does not provide a style classification.

Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

The Met records the medium as oil on canvas.
Large Brushstrokes/Loose Brushwork Visual · 90%

The surface shows loose, visible strokes and softened transitions, particularly in the hair, clothing, and background.

French Art Metadata · 96%

The artist is identified as French in the museum record.

Auguste Renoir. Eugène Murer (Hyacinthe-Eugène Meunier, 1841–1906). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.