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The Gust of Wind (Renoir)

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• ... that The Gust of Wind is Renoir's attempt to paint air?

• • Source: Source: Munro, Jane (2003). French Impresssionists. Cambridge University Press. pp. 2-3, 40-1. ISBN 9780521813266. OCLC 51848366. Quote: This painting was probably executed around 1872. The scene is thought to be near Saint-Cloud, or perhaps elsewhere in the Ile-de-France; however, as its title suggests, Renoir’s aim was less to record a recognizable tract of countryside than to register that most unpaintable of elements: air."
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Created by Viriditas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 27 past nominations.

Viriditas (talk) 01:23, 23 October 2024 (UTC).

• Approve, a well-done and well-sourced page. My only concern is that the image is too small and should be enlarged in order to highlight both the page topic and a good example of Renoir's unique style. Randy Kryn (talk) 03:55, 25 October 2024 (UTC)