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Pierre-Auguste Renoir

1841–1919

Marcellin-Gilbert Desboutin. Renoir Seated, 1877.
Marcellin-Gilbert Desboutin. Renoir Seated, 1877.

Renoir began by painting porcelain before studying in Charles Gleyre's Paris studio. Working with Monet on the Seine in 1869 helped him develop a lighter palette. Travel to Italy in 1881 encouraged a stronger interest in drawing and classical figure construction.

Works

Two Sisters (On the Terrace) — Pierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir

Two Sisters (On the Terrace)

Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg) — Pierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir

Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg)

By the Seashore — Pierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir

By the Seashore

Madame Charpentier and Her Children — Pierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir

Madame Charpentier and Her Children

Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette — Pierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir

Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette

Sources

Marcellin-Gilbert Desboutin · Rosenwald Collection; National Gallery of Art, Washington; 1949.5.472 · Public domain (NGA Open Access) Portrait source · Licence