An early 20th-century master, Pierre-Auguste Renoir created thousands of figurative prints and paintings and is credited as one of the founders of the Impressionist movement. His frequently reproduced works are appreciated for their luminous appearance, rich colors and soft, feathered brushstrokes.
Renoir was born in Limoges, France, in 1841. He began painting as a child while working in a porcelain factory, which led to a formal study of art in Paris under Charles Gleyre. In the early 1860s, he often visited the Louvre to study French master painters, and he became friends with Claude Monet and Alfred Sisley, both leading Impressionists.
Renoir first exhibited his paintings in 1864, but he did not rise to prominence until his first exhibition with the Impressionists in 1874. In 1877, Renoir stopped exhibiting with the Impressionists and embarked on a series of travels. In 1881, he went to Algeria and Spain, meeting the artists Eugène Delacroix and Diego Velázquez. He continued to Rome, Sicily, Algeria and Guernsey, where he created 15 paintings in one month in the summer of 1883.
In 1890, Renoir married Aline Victorine Charigot, a portrait model and muse for many of his works. They had three sons, and in 1907, Renoir moved his family to the village of Cagnes-sur-Mer, near the Mediterranean. By this time, he had developed arthritis in his hands, and he had a stroke in 1912, after which he used a wheelchair. Renoir continued to paint for the rest of his life, even strapping a brush to his paralyzed fingers.
Shortly before his death in 1919, Renoir visited the Louvre to see his paintings now hanging next to the artistic icons that he used to study and admire. He returned to his home village and died in December of that year.
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After Pierre-Auguste Renoir & Richard Guino, La Petite Laveuse Bronze Sculpture
By Richard Guino, Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Atlanta, GA
A compact, vigorously modelled bronze of a crouching nude at her ablutions, this sculpture corresponds to Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s sculptural theme of the washer woman (La Laveuse), d...
Bronze
Pierre Auguste Renoir French, 1841-1919 La Petite Laveuse or L'Eau de la Petite
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Dallas, TX
Pierre Auguste Renoir French, 1841-1919 La Petite Laveuse or L'Eau de la Petite Laveuse Accroupie Inscribed Renoir at the base Patinated plaster Height 13 3/8 inches (34 cm) Conditi...
Plaster
$1,436Sale Price|20% Off
H 35.75 in W 13 in D 12 in
Signed Polychromed Bronze Sculpture of Woman in a Dress after Auguste Moreau
By Auguste Moreau
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This signed polychromed bronze sculpture after Auguste Moreau beautifully captures the elegance and romantic spirit of the late 19th-century French Art Nouveau movement. Depicting a ...
Marble, Bronze
Auguste Moreau "The Egg Thief" Gilt Bronze Sculpture
By Auguste Moreau
Located in Astoria, NY
Auguste Moreau (French, 1834-1917) "The Egg Thief" Gilt Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the seated cherub upholding a bird and a bird's nest, seated on a tree stump on a oval ba...
Bronze
Boy and Girl, Bronze, Marble, After Auguste Moreau
Located in Madrid, ES
Lost wax bronze. Model of Auguste Moureau (1834-1917). marble base Patinated bronze with two children together, the boy holding some flowers. The piece that makes up this lot follows...
Marble, Bronze
$2,900
H 16 in W 19 in D 8.5 in
Mid-Century French Patinated Bronze Horse Sculpture After Pierre Lenordez
By Pierre Lenordez
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or study with this beautiful horse sculpture. Created in France circa 1950 and attributed to Pierre Lenordez, the composition depict...
Bronze
Petite Blanc de Chine Porcelain Cat Sculpture, Vintage
Located in Yonkers, NY
This petite vintage Blanc de Chine porcelain cat is a charming and elegant decorative piece that captures the serene beauty of a cat in repose. Crafted with meticulous attention to d...
Porcelain
French Cupid Bronze Statue After Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)
By Auguste Moreau
Located in New York, NY
French bronze sculpture of Cupid after Auguste Moreau (1834-1917)
Bronze
$409Sale Price|30% Off
H 14 in W 18 in D 11 in
Vtg Bronze Sculpture of 2 Labrador Retrievers After Pierre Jules Mene Statue 18"
By Pierre Jules Mêne
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century bronze sculpture featuring two retrievers hunting dogs, one resting and the other kneeling. The bronze is done in French manner After Pierre Jules Mene Statue...
Marble, Bronze
$224
H 4.73 in W 2.76 in D 2.37 in
After Auguste Rodin Le Penseur (The Thinker) Reproduction en Bronze
By Auguste Rodin
Located in Poperinge, BE
After Auguste Rodin’s *Le Penseur* (The Thinker): a miniature bronze reproduction from the late 20th century, issued by Editions Atlas Collections, France. Marked "Reproduction Bron...
Bronze
$2,644
H 17.3 in W 13.4 in D 25.6 in
Important French Brutalist Ceramic Sculpture, Jean Pierre Gasnier, Port-de- Bouc
By Jean-Pierre Gasnier
Located in BORGO, FR
Important and rare sculptural ceramic by French artist H. Gasnier, signed “H. Gasnier – Port de Bouc,” and created in the 1970s. This striking large-scale piece depicts a stylized zo...
Ceramic
$802
H 24.81 in W 10.63 in D 7.88 in
Cupid. Bronze, Marble, After Models from Auguste Moreau ‘1834-1917’
Located in Madrid, ES
On a round base stands the figure of the God of Love, Cupid. The sculpture in bronze, with the iconographic attributes corresponding to this figure in classical mythology, was made b...
Marble, Bronze
$17,278
H 14 in W 20 in D 7.5 in
French 19th Century Equestrian Bronze Sculpture after Pierre-Jules Mêne
Located in London, GB
An equestrian sculpture after Pierre-Jules Mêne A naturalistic, carefully detailed and beautifully patinated bronze model of a jockey on his galloping horse, the realistic topogr...
Bronze
$2,761
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 11.82 in
Large Bronze Sculpture of Two Horses – After Pierre-Jules Mêne
Located in GB
An elegant and finely modeled bronze sculpture depicting two horses nuzzling in a moment of calm affection, rendered with exquisite anatomical detail and naturalistic posture. This c...
Bronze
Pierre Auguste Renoir French, 1841-1919 Buste de Coco, 1907
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Dallas, TX
Pierre Auguste Renoir French, 1841-1919 Buste de Coco, 1907 Signed Renoir and numbered 2/6 and stamped Cire Perdue C. Valsuani Bronze with a dark brown patina Height 9 7/8 inches (25...
Bronze