''Mother and Children'' (also known as ''La Promenade'') is an
Impressionist
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...
painting by
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "R ...
that is housed in the
Frick Collection
The Frick Collection is an art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection (normally at the Henry Clay Frick House, currently at the 945 Madison Avenue#2021–present: Frick Madison, Frick Madison) features Old Master paintings and Europe ...
.
Although the painting is most commonly known as ''Mother and Children'', Renoir presented it with the title ''La Promenade'' in 1876. The painting is displayed in an alcove under a set of stairs at the Frick.
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Paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1876 paintings
Paintings in the Frick Collection
Portraits of women
Paintings of children