Odalisque / Woman of Algiers
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1870. Oil on canvas. 69.2 x 122.6 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C..An early masterwork by Renoir created in tribute to Eugène Delacroix's Romantic Orientalism. The canvas features his primary model and companion, Lise Tréhot, lounging in sumptuous exotic attire—embroidered trousers, a sheer blouse, and vibrant adornments. Renoir masterfully renders the rich textures of silks, brocades, and carpets, blending the 19th-century fascination with the Orient with his early Impressionist sensitivity to light, atmosphere, and warmth.
(source: nga.gov)