Art · 1841–1919
Born: 25 February 1841 · Died: 3 December 1919 · Age at death: 78
Pierre-Auguste Renoir died aged 78. He was born on 25 February 1841 and died on 3 December 1919.
French Impressionist painter of Bal du moulin de la Galette and Luncheon of the Boating Party, famed for his warm, joyful scenes
Did you know?He was the father of the celebrated French film director Jean Renoir, who created the cinema classic La Grande Illusion.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted joy and light. A tailor's son, he started work at 13 painting flowers on porcelain in Paris. He became one of the leading Impressionists, painting outdoors alongside Claude Monet. His Bal du moulin de la Galette captures a sunny Sunday dance in Montmartre. Luncheon of the Boating Party shows his friends relaxing by the river. He loved painting people, especially women and children. In old age arthritis crippled his hands, but he kept painting with brushes strapped to them.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French:; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a leading French Impressionist artist.
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French painter, 1841–1919
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges on 25 February 1841.
He painted porcelain as a boy.
He painted Bal du moulin de la Galette in 1876.
He moved to Cagnes-sur-Mer.
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Did you know?His son Jean Renoir became a great film director.
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