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Some art historians consider the following periods in Renoir's artworks: "The beginnings" 1862 - 1869, "Impressionism" 1870-1878, "dry" or "Ingres period" from 1881 to 1888 (a more decorative and traditional style), "the pearly period" after 1890, Renoirs work moved in a new direction yet again... he returned to using thin brush strokes and became less concerned with outlines... epic nudes and domestic scenes", "... "late career" early twentieth century, Renoirs style changed again and he opted for stronger colors - often reds and oranges - and thick brush strokes... the female nude was a favorite subject of Renoirs and he depicted details of the scene through freely-brushed spots of color which fused his figures and their surroundings." [http://www.artble.com/artists/pierre-auguste_renoir/more_information/style_and_technique]. | Some art historians consider the following periods in Renoir's artworks: "The beginnings" 1862 - 1869, "Impressionism" 1870-1878, "dry" or "Ingres period" from 1881 to 1888 (a more decorative and traditional style), "the pearly period" after 1890, Renoirs work moved in a new direction yet again... he returned to using thin brush strokes and became less concerned with outlines... epic nudes and domestic scenes", "... "late career" early twentieth century, Renoirs style changed again and he opted for stronger colors - often reds and oranges - and thick brush strokes... the female nude was a favorite subject of Renoirs and he depicted details of the scene through freely-brushed spots of color which fused his figures and their surroundings." [http://www.artble.com/artists/pierre-auguste_renoir/more_information/style_and_technique]. | ||
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir lived from 1841 to 1919. He was born on February 25, 1841, at Limoges, France and died on December 3, 1919, at Cagnes sur Mer, France. 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.
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In 1862 Renoir began studying art under Charles Gleyre in Paris. 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. Gustave Courbet had also an important influence in his work.
Some art historians consider the following periods in Renoir's artworks: "The beginnings" 1862 - 1869, "Impressionism" 1870-1878, "dry" or "Ingres period" from 1881 to 1888 (a more decorative and traditional style), "the pearly period" after 1890, Renoirs work moved in a new direction yet again... he returned to using thin brush strokes and became less concerned with outlines... epic nudes and domestic scenes", "... "late career" early twentieth century, Renoirs style changed again and he opted for stronger colors - often reds and oranges - and thick brush strokes... the female nude was a favorite subject of Renoirs and he depicted details of the scene through freely-brushed spots of color which fused his figures and their surroundings." [1].
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: "Bal au Moulin de la Galette", "La Loge", "Two Sisters (On the Terrace)", "The Luncheon of the Boating Party", "Le Pont des Arts et l'Institut de France", "Dance at Bougival", "The Swing", "The Large Bathers" (1884-1887), and "The Bathers" ("Three Bathers", 1918-1919); this last subject appeared frequently in Renoir's oeuvre.
No one, throughout the history of painting, represented the richness and sensuous beauty of the female form more successfully. Henry S. Francis. [2]
In his paintings women always have les visages féminins typiques de Renoir (female faces typical of Renoir).
Renoir's work seems always to be about pleasurable occasions, and reveals no great seriousness in his subjects. He apparently shocked his teacher Gleyre by saying, 'if painting were not a pleasure to me I should certainly not do it'. The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London.
See also
- Rembrandt
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Claude Monet
- Edouard Manet
- Painting Schools
- Gallery of French Masterpieces
- French Still Life Painting
External links
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Renoir Encyclopædia Britannica.
- Auguste Renoir Gallery
