Vase of roses renoir biography
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Birthday Boy Pierre-Auguste Renoir and His Love of Flowers
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By Jill Brooke
February birthday boy Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a talented singer, but his parents couldn’t afford continuing his lessons. With that dream sidelined, he apprenticed at a factory painting flowers on porcelain.
He discovered not only his talent but a lifelong passion for flowers. “It’s with my brush inom make love,” he said. Well, he made love other ways as well, the proof being a line of Renoir descendants who continued in the visual arts.
But Pierre-Auguste Renoir said, when he was painting flowers, he was able to paint more “freely and boldly without the mental effort he made with a model.” He became successful, however, for his depictions of samhälle and the casual life of his artist friends.
Renoir’s paintings are notable for their vibrant light and saturated color, most often focusing on people in intimate and candid poses: si
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Vase of Roses (c. 1890-1900)
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 Renoir was born in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France, in 1841. His father, Léonard Renoir, was a tailor of modest means, so in 1844, Renoir's family moved to Paris in search of more favorable prospects. The location of their home, in rue d’Argenteuil in central Paris, placed Renoir in proximity to the Louvre. Although the young Renoir had a natural proclivity for drawing, he exhibited a greater talent for singing. His talent was encouraged by his teacher, Charles Gounod, who was the choir-master at the Church of St Roch at the time. However, due to the family's financial circumstances, Renoir had to discontinue his music lessons and leave school at
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
French painter and sculptor (1841–1919)
"Renoir" redirects here. For other people named Renoir, see Renoir (surname). For the 2012 film, see Renoir (film).
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (;[1]French:[pjɛʁoɡystʁənwaʁ]; 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.
Life
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[edit]Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France, in 1841. His father, Léonard Renoir, was a tailor of modest means, so, in 1844, Renoir's family moved to