Girl with a mandolin 1918

"Girl with a Mandolin" was painted by Renoir at some point in his career, most likely with oil on canvas. Look at these dominant, gestural marks and the overall colour palette! I like to imagine the act of painting itself—how this artwork came into being, shifting and emerging through trial, error, and intuition. I sympathize with Renoir here, I can imagine what it might have been like to create this. What might he have been thinking when he made it? The paint looks quite thin, and the painting has a wonderful surface that shapes our experience and contributes to the emotional and intellectual resonances of the work. Look how he paints the dress and the skin. The rose in her hair, her downcast gaze. You can really feel his intention. Painting is a form of embodied expression which embraces ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations. I wonder what you see here?