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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Impressionism

Pierre-Auguste
Renoir

1841 – 1919French

Leading French Impressionist painter celebrated for his depictions of feminine beauty, vibrant light, and scenes of Parisian social life.

Selected Works

Born
1841
Died
1919
Nationality
French
Movement
Impressionism

Selected Masterworks

Definitive works that define this master's artistic legacy.

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Nude

1910Major Work
National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade

Nude (1910, French: Nu, Serbian: Купачица / Kupačica) is a painting by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir representing his late work period (1892–1919). It is oil on canvas, and was painted in 1910. The painting is now in the National Museum of Serbia in Belgrade. The painting was given to the Serbian people by Prince Paul of Yugoslavia.

Pink and Blue

1881Major Work
São Paulo Museum of Art, São Paulo

Alice and Elisabeth Cahen d’Anvers (most commonly referred to as Pink and Blue) is an oil painting by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Produced in Paris in 1881, the painting depicts the sisters Alice and Elisabeth, daughters of Louise Cahen d'Anvers and her husband the Jewish banker Louis Raphaël Cahen d'Anvers. It is considered one of the most popular works in the collection of the São Paulo Museum of Art, where it has been conserved since 1952.

Luncheon of the Boating Party

Major Work

Luncheon of the Boating Party (French: Le Déjeuner des canotiers) is an 1880–1881 painting by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Exhibited at the Seventh Impressionist Exhibition in 1882, it was identified as the best painting in the show by three critics. It was purchased from the artist by the dealer-patron Paul Durand-Ruel and bought in 1923 (for $125,000) from his son by industrialist Duncan Phillips, who spent a decade in pursuit of the work.

Girls at the Piano

Major Work

Young Girls at the Piano (French: Jeunes filles au piano) is an oil-on-canvas painting by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. The painting represents his late work period (1892–1919). It was completed in 1892 as an informal commission for the Musée du Luxembourg. Renoir painted three other variations of this composition in oil and two sketches, one in oil and one in pastel.

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