Girl with a Watering Can 81×65 cm Oil on canvas 1875 Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Renoir had a fondness for lovely little girls, which is reflected in many of his works; this Girl with a Watering Can is the most striking among them. Under the painter’s mature technique, magician-like color composition, and shimmering, sensitive small brushstrokes, he vividly depicts this petite girl in a vibrant, brilliant garden. The adorable blonde child, dressed splendidly in a denim-blue dress embroidered with pink lace, radiates spirit. Holding a watering can in her left hand and flowers picked from the garden in her right, she is surrounded by lush greenery, exceptionally conveying a scene and atmosphere of joyful life.