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Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French: [pjɛʁ oɡyst ʁənwaʁ], February 25, 1841 – December 3, 1919) was a famous French painter and one of the leading figures in the history of Impressionism. His painting style follows the tradition of Peter Paul Rubens and Jean-Antoine Watteau, and is most famous for his depictions of the female form.

Category
Artists
Nationality
France
Born
1841-02-25
Died
1919-12-03
Wikidata
Q39931
Occupations paintersculptorillustratorprintmakersketch artistarchitectural draftsmangraphic designerlithographerwatercolor painter
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Tableaux et aquarelles par Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, A. Renoir, A. Sisley cover Tableaux et aquarelles par Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, A. Renoir, A. Sisley Related book · relationship unverified Hotel Drouot · 1875 English · Not yet rated Modern paintings; watercolors, pastels, drawings by Barye, Bonvin, E. Boudin, Boulard, Jules Breton, Caillebotte, Cézanne, Charlet, Gustave Colin, Courbet, Daubigny, Decamps, Eug. Delacroix, Fantin-Latour, Gauguin, Hervier, Jongkind, Le Sidaner, Loiseau, Ed. Manet, J.-F. Millet, Cl. Monet, Moreau-Nélaton, Pissarro, P.-A. Renoir, Th. Rousseau, Sisley, Tassaert, Vuillefroy, etc. cover Modern paintings; watercolors, pastels, drawings by Barye, Bonvin, E. Boudin, Boulard, Jules Breton, Caillebotte, Cézanne, Charlet, Gustave Colin, Courbet, Daubigny, Decamps, Eug. Delacroix, Fantin-Latour, Gauguin, Hervier, Jongkind, Le Sidaner, Loiseau, Ed. Manet, J.-F. Millet, Cl. Monet, Moreau-Nélaton, Pissarro, P.-A. Renoir, Th. Rousseau, Sisley, Tassaert, Vuillefroy, etc. Related book · relationship unverified Galerie Georges Petit · 1919 English · Not yet rated Tableaux Par A. Renoir. cover Tableaux Par A. Renoir. Related book · relationship unverified Galeries Durand-Ruel · 1902 English · Not yet rated

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