Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Passionate Artist Suffering From Arthritis But Creating Amazing Paintings
Arthritis is normally something that prevents anyone from being an active as before. Arthritis causes pain in many parts of the human body. Most commonly you will find people with arthritis in their hands and their legs. This painful medical issue never stopped Pierre-Auguste Renoir from creating beautiful oil paintings that changed the art world forever. [...]
The Life And Times Of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, An Impressionist Master
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, famous Impressionist painter, was born to a working class family on February 25th, 1841, in Limages, France. In 1844, the family was moved to Paris, where his father was employed as a tailor. As a young boy of ten, Renoir began an apprenticeship as a porcelain painter where he would work for four [...]
From Classicism To Impressionism – Lifespan Works By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was obviously a really flexible artist. The subject matter connected with his works of art range from the vibrancy connected with crowds of people in the heart of Paris to the relaxed atmosphere of a summer’s day from the French countryside. He has also been a prolific portrait artist and still life [...]
Renoir in the 20th Century at LACMA
An exhibition of Pierre-Auguste Renoir paintings will be held at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from February 14–May 9, 2010. The exhibtion is titled Renoir in the 20th Century, focuses on the last three decades of Renoir’s career, when, following his rupture with Impressionism, he turned to an art that was decorative, classical, [...]
Renoir’s Painting Of Dancing At The Moulin De La Galette
This painting Dancing at the Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir has two versions; large and small. The small version was auctioned for a record price of USD 78 million, making it the 10th most expensive painting in the world. The larger version of the painting is now hung in the collection of Musee [...]
