A Girl with a Watering Can

Though it is not clear, A Girl with a Watering Can is thought to have been produced in Claude Monet's famed garden at Argenteuil. The girl's identity is likewise unknown. She could be one of the girls from Renoir's neighborhood.

The portrait is done in a mature impressionist style. The colors utilized represent the brilliance of the Impressionist palette, and the brushstrokes are applied delicately. In addition, in keeping with Impressionist tradition, the work was painted en plein-air ("open-air"), which is the practice of painting outside to capture the effects of light and the environment.

Year: 1876

French Title: La Petite Fille à L’arrosoir

Location: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., USA