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... Wikipedia
Born: February 25, 1841, Limoges, France
Died: December 3, 1919 (age 78 years), Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
Influenced by: Claude Monet, Eugène Delacroix, Peter Paul Rubens, and more
Periods: Impressionism and Modern art
Children: Jean Renoir, Pierre Renoir, Lucienne Bisson, and more
Grandchildren: Claude Renoir and Alain Renoir
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Famed for his sensual nudes and charming scenes of pretty women, Auguste Renoir was a far more complex and thoughtful painter than generally assumed.