Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Renoir, c. 1875
Born	(1841-02-25)25 February 1841 Limoges, France
Died	3 December 1919(1919-12-03) (aged 78) Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
Known for	Painting
Notable work	Bal du moulin de la Galette, 1876 Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880 Pink and Blue, 1881 Girls at the Piano, 1892 Nude, 1910
Movement	Impressionism
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir^[1] (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."^[2]

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.