the two sisters auguste renoirThis painting belongs to a series of works in which Auguste Renoir devotes himself to young girls absorbed in intimate activities: reading, music, conversation. By this time, the artist was gradually moving away from pure Impressionism in favor of fuller forms and a blended touch, which he himself would call his "pearly manner." The motif of reading, particularly dear to Renoir, allowed him to explore the gentleness of a suspended moment, far from