Pierre-Auguste Renoir: 410+ Impressionist Paintings - Impressionism
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PIERRE-AUGUST RENOIR Art Book contains 410+ Impressionist reproductions of landscapes, still lifes, daily life and portraits with title,date and interesting facts page below. Book includes Table of Contents, thumbnail gallery and is formatted for all Kindle readers and Tablets (use rotate and/or zoom feature on landscape/horizontal images for optimal viewing).BORN: February 25, 1841, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France.DIED: December 3, 1919 in Cagnes-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.MOVEMENT: Impressionism.INTERESTING FACTS:§ Renoir studied under Charles Gleyre in Paris. While there he met Alfred Sisley, Frederic Bazille, and Claude Monet.§ His work was frequently rejected by the Salon. In 1869, his first painting, Lise, was accepted.§ Renoir and the other Impressionists created their own independent exhibition in 1874.§ He traveled to Italy where his work for a period of time was influenced by Raphael.NOTABLE WORKS:Le Moulin de la Galette, Luncheon of the Boating Party, The Dancer, Girl with a Watering Can, The Theater Box.
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