Madame Georges Charpentier (née Marguérite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Émile-Charles (1875–1895), 1878Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1907 (07.122)

The Repast of the Lion, ca. 1907Henri Rousseau (le Douanier) (French, 1844–1910)Bequest of Sam A. Lewisohn, 1951 (51.112.5)

Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary), 1891Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903)Bequest of Sam A. Lewisohn, 1951 (51.112.2)

Cypresses, 1889Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)Rogers Fund, 1949 (49.30)

Circus Sideshow, 1887–88Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960 (61.101.17)

I think that the artist has a very positive view on family. the painting looks like the family is very happy together. The Painting is very asymetrical the mother is in the middle with the children all off to one side. the color palette is very cool for this painting. no bright colors are used and very few hot colors are. The Value also plays a roll in this painting. The background is very dark colors but the children have very bright clothes on. this draws our eyes to them. also the mother next to the children her clothes contrast so much with the children's so that we focus on her aswell.