Pierre-Auguste Renoir
25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was a French painter and a leading figure of the Impressionist movement, celebrated for his luminous depictions of leisure, femininity, and Parisian social life. Despite crippling rheumatoid arthritis in his later years, he continued painting until his death, producing masterpieces such as Bal du moulin de la Galette and Luncheon of the Boating Party.
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Life events
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, the son of a tailor; the family moved to Paris a few years later.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAs a teenager Renoir worked in a porcelain factory painting designs on china, an experience that shaped his delicate handling of colour.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRenoir entered Charles Gleyre's teaching studio in Paris, where he met Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, and Frédéric Bazille, his future Impressionist colleagues.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRenoir showed six paintings at the first exhibition of the independent artists' society in Paris that gave Impressionism its name.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRenoir completed his large scene of a Sunday dance in Montmartre, one of Impressionism's most celebrated works, shown at the third Impressionist exhibition in 1877.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRenoir finished Luncheon of the Boating Party, depicting friends including his future wife Aline Charigot on a restaurant terrace by the Seine.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRenoir's travels to Algeria and Italy, where he studied Raphael and Renaissance painting, prompted a more disciplined, linear style in the following years.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRenoir married his longtime model and companion Aline Charigot; the couple had three sons, including the filmmaker Jean Renoir.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSeeking a warm climate for his worsening rheumatoid arthritis, Renoir moved to an estate in Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, where he painted with brushes strapped to his hands.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRenoir died at his home in Cagnes-sur-Mer at the age of 78, having continued to paint almost to the end of his life.
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