roses in a vase 1914 auguste renoirThis painting belongs to the final years of Auguste Renoir's career, when he was settled at Cagnes sur Mer in his Les Collettes estate. Suffering from severe rheumatoid arthritis, the artist nonetheless continued to paint relentlessly, his brush sometimes strapped to his paralyzed hand. Floral still lifes were for him an essential exercise, as he explained to his son Jean Renoir: painting roses allowed him to push chromatic boldness further without