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'''Pierre-Auguste Renoir''' lived from 1841 to 1919. He was a famous painter of [[Impressionism]], perhaps the only artist who never produced a sad painting. He believed that art needs to be pretty, and eventually left Impressionism to paint classical nudes.
'''Pierre-Auguste Renoir''' lived from 1841 to 1919. He was a famous painter of [[Impressionism]], perhaps the only artist who never produced a sad painting. He believed that art needs to be pretty, and eventually left Impressionism to paint classical nudes.
He was born on February 25, 1841, at Limoges, [[France]] and died on December 3, 1919, at Cagnes sur Mer, France.
He was born on February 25, 1841, at Limoges, [[France]] and died on December 3, 1919, at Cagnes sur Mer, France.
Masters, particularly those of the 18th century, like [[Antoine Watteau]], [[François Boucher]] and [[Jean Honoré Fragonard]], influenced his own painting throughout his career. He studied the art of this masters visiting the Louvre. Finding a new inspiration in nature, he, as other impressionist artists, displayed vibrant light and color instead of the somber blacks that had dominated previous painting.
Masters, particularly those of the 18th century, like [[Antoine Watteau]], [[François Boucher]] and [[Jean Honoré Fragonard]], influenced his own painting throughout his career. He studied the art of this masters visiting the Louvre. Finding a new inspiration in nature, he, as other impressionist artists, displayed vibrant light and color instead of the somber blacks that had dominated previous painting.
Before his death Renoir had a supreme triumph, he saw his portrait "Madame Georges Charpentier" (1877), hanging in the Louvre.
Some of his most famous paintings are "[[Le Moulin de la Galette]]", [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Renoir_The_Pont_des_Arts%2C_Paris.jpg "Le Pont des Arts et l'Institut de France"] and [http://www.conservapedia.com/Image:Renoir_The_Bathers..jpg "The Bathers".]
== See also ==
== See also ==