Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Painting, Visual Artist
1841 – 1919
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Who was Pierre-Auguste Renoir?
Pierre-Auguste Renoir 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."
Pierre-Auguste was the father of actor Pierre Renoir, filmmaker Jean Renoir and ceramic artist Claude Renoir. He was the grandfather of the filmmaker Claude Renoir, son of Pierre.
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- Born
- Feb 25, 1841
Limoges - Also known as
- Auguste Renoir
- Spouses
- Aline Charigot
(1890 - )
- Aline Charigot
- Children
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Limoges
- Died
- Dec 3, 1919
Cagnes-sur-Mer
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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