Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Introduction
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir (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. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau."He was the father of actor Pierre Renoir (1885–1952), filmmaker Jean Renoir (1894–1979) and ceramic artist Claude Renoir (1901–1969). He was the grandfather of the filmmaker Claude Renoir (1913–1993), son of Pierre.
- Wikidata
- Q39931
- Introduction
- French painter. Comment on works: graphic; sculptor; flower; landscape; master draftsman
- Nationality
- French
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Genre Artist, Painter, Pastelist, Pastellist, Sculptor
- Names
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Pierre August Renoir, Auguste Renoir, August Renoir, Ogi︠u︡st Renuar, Pjer-Ogist Renoar, אוגוסט רנואר, renoir p.a., a. renoir, august renoir, firmin auguste renoir, p.a. renoir, pierre august renoir, Renoir
- Ulan
- 500115467
Exhibitions
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pinning the Hat (Le Chapeau épinglé) 1897
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pinning the Hat (Le Chapeau épinglé) 1897
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Richard Wagner c. 1900
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Ambroise Vollard from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir) c. 1904, published 1919
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Louis Valtat from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir) c. 1904, published 1919
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Claude Renoir, Looking Down (La Tête baissée) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir) c. 1904, published 1919
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Claude Renoir, Facing Left (Claude Renoir, Tourné à gauche) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir) c. 1904, published 1919
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Stone with Three Sketches (La Pierre au trois croquis) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir) c. 1904, published 1919
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Study of a Nude Woman, Seated (Étude de femme nue, assise) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir) c. 1904, published 1919
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Study of a Nude Woman, Seated, Variant (Étude de femme nue, assise, variante) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir) c. 1904, published 1919
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Woman by the Grapevine (Femme au cep de vigne) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir) c. 1904, published 1919
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Woman by the Grapevine, First Variant (Femme au cep de vigne, 1re variante) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir) c. 1904, published 1919
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Woman by the Grapevine, Second Variant (Femme au cep de vigne, 2e variante) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir) c. 1904, published 1919
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Woman by the Grapevine, Third Variant (Femme au cep de vigne, 3e variante) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir) c. 1904, published 1919
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Woman by the Grapevine, Fourth Variant (Femme au cep de vigne, 4e variante) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir) c. 1904, published 1919
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Strawberries c. 1905
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Paul Cézanne c. 1902
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir) c. 1904, published 1919
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