Auguste Renoir Odalisque 1870, oil on canvas
Eyes piercing, flash gray
Lips, on the cusp of a smile
With secrets to tell.
kat ~ 21 February 2016
For TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge: Choose a painting or sculpture for this week’s prompt. Recently while visiting the National Gallery of Art, I happened upon this painting by Renoir.
Once she had captivated me, I couldn’t look away. I imagined that she had quite a story to tell, but alas, she lounges suspended in colorful oil paint daubs on canvas for eternity intriguing passersby like me.
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February 21st, 2016 at 4:46 am
A great haiku inspired by the prompt. What an intriguing lady. She must have a few very delicious secrets to share I am sure.
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February 21st, 2016 at 6:48 am
Oh yes TJ! I am thinking the same thing! 😊 To see this piece in person was stunning!
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February 21st, 2016 at 7:48 am
It is so lovely to see the actual size and texture of the originals. I never appreciated Van Gogh until I saw his picture of his room close up. Just stunning.
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February 21st, 2016 at 8:03 am
Yes! Seeing the brush strokes on the canvas connects one to the artist in a special way! 😊
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February 21st, 2016 at 8:09 am
Absolutely. 🙂
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February 21st, 2016 at 6:58 am
This is a beautiful painting by Renoir. 🙂
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February 21st, 2016 at 8:01 am
It really was! So colorful and detailed…much more detailed than some of his other paintings!
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February 21st, 2016 at 6:59 am
LOL! She does look like she has a secret to tell. 🙂
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February 21st, 2016 at 8:02 am
I know, right?! Haha!
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February 21st, 2016 at 7:57 am
And she looks resplendent with her hidden secrets 😉
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February 21st, 2016 at 8:03 am
Yes! She is very alluring I think.
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February 21st, 2016 at 9:35 am
Quite alluring.
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February 21st, 2016 at 9:37 am
😉
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February 21st, 2016 at 8:02 am
A very nice haiku and love the second line!
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February 21st, 2016 at 8:23 am
Thanks! Yes Lynn, the expression on her face is so interesting.
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February 21st, 2016 at 8:27 am
It is, an almost smile!
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February 21st, 2016 at 8:56 am
Yes! 😉
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February 21st, 2016 at 9:09 am
🙂
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February 21st, 2016 at 8:37 am
Your haiku goes great with the painting. She looks exotic, doesn’t she? Renoir is my favorite painter!
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February 21st, 2016 at 8:57 am
Mine too! This painting was so much more detailed than some of his other works. It is stunning! 😊
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February 22nd, 2016 at 3:23 pm
It really is! The National Art Gallery is fantastic; it’s easy to lose track of time there!
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February 22nd, 2016 at 4:14 pm
I didn’t have nearly enough time. Need to go back! 😊
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February 21st, 2016 at 1:10 pm
Exotic is the word that comes to mind when I see this painting. Nice haiku to go with it too!
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February 21st, 2016 at 1:14 pm
She looks like she is perhaps a gypsy! Yes, very exotic! 😊
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February 27th, 2016 at 6:15 am
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February 27th, 2016 at 7:01 am
I love the look of her, and she definitely looks like she is hiding some juicy secrets. Very intriguing.
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February 27th, 2016 at 7:17 am
It was so beautiful in person. I was so familiar with Renoir’s more impressionist paintings that I had to double check to make sure it was actually a Renoir.
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March 4th, 2016 at 12:03 am
[…] Like Mercury Colliding I just loved this. Kat wrote the perfect haiku for it. […]
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March 4th, 2016 at 7:17 am
Your haiku’s such a good match for the picture. 🙂
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March 4th, 2016 at 10:50 am
Thank you! I have wanted to write about that painting for a while! ☺️
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March 5th, 2016 at 9:00 am
You’re welcome. 🙂
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