Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Quick Facts
One of the world's greatest Impressionists and one of the founders of the Impressionist movement, he is best known for his paintings of lovely things including female nudes, flowers, and children.
Lived: 1841 - 1919
Born in: Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France
Birthday and astrological sign: February 25, 1841, Pisces
Nationality: French
Movement: Impressionism
Died: December 3, 1919, Cagnes, France, Age 78, heart attack
AKA: Auguste Renoir, Renoir
Quote: The pain passes, but the beauty remains.
Fun Facts: Before he went to art school he painted decorative images on plates and dishes, toward the end of his life he developed severe arthritis, but continued to paint by attaching a paintbrush to his paralyzed fingers.
See Also: Artists, Biographies, Famous Artists
Pierre-Auguste Renoir Art Prints
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Renoir, Pierre-Auguste
Biography from the WebMuseum, Paris, includes an image collection.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Brief biography and several images from the Cross-View Gallery.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Biography with lists of representing galleries, public exhibitions, and public collections from ArtFacts.net.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Learn about the events in his life that inspired him to paint.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Biography and selected works from Wikipedia.
The State Hermitage Museum
Exchibition Archive: Auguste Renoir The Two Sisters (On the Terrace) From the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Auguste Renoir
Collection of works from The National Gallery of Art, includes detail images and information for each image.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Biography and main works from Olga's Gallery, includes historical comments.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Museum sites and image archives where works can be viewed online from Artcyclopedia.
Expo-Renoir.com
A permanent museum showing a 300 paintings database searchable on theme, title, date or technique. Current exhibitions, biography, e-cards and an analysis of the month on the impressionistic master.
Renoir
An image collection and biography from CGFA.
ArtRenewal.org
Pierre Auguste Renoir, art-works featured on this page include: Madame Claude Monet (Camille),Claude Monet Reading A Newspaper, Onions, Still Life With Bouquet, Mixed Flowers In An Earthware Pot, Spring Flowers, Landscape, Child with a Whip, Girl with a Fan, Portrait of the Actress Jeanne Samary.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Several images from JimLoy.com.
Pierre Auguste Renoir
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Small collection of low resolution images.
