Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir | |
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Renoir, c. 1875 | |
| Born | 25 February 1841 Limoges, France |
| Died | 3 December 1919 (aged 78) Cagnes-sur-Mer, France |
| Notable work | Bal du moulin de la Galette, 1876 Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880 Pink and Blue, 1881 Girls at the Piano, 1892 Nude, 1910 |
| Movement | Impressionism |
| Spouse |
Aline Charigot
(m. 1890; died 1915) |
| Children | 3, including Pierre and Jean |
| Relatives | Claude Renoir (grandson) |
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (/rɛnˈwɑːr/;[1] French: [pjɛʁ oɡyst ʁənwaʁ]; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. It has been said that, as a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, "Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau."[2]
He was the father of the actor Pierre Renoir (1885–1952), the filmmaker Jean Renoir (1894–1979) and the ceramic artist Claude Renoir (1901–1969). He was the grandfather of the filmmaker Claude Renoir (1913–1993), son of Pierre.