Pierre Auguste Renoir 1841 1919 Renior Born Feb

Pierre Auguste Renoir 1841 -1919

Renior • Born Feb. 25, 1841, Limoges, France • Died Dec. 3, 1919, Cagnes • Started training as a painter in 1854, in a porcelain factory – How old was he when he started painting? • Started working with other impressionists in 1862, and became close friends with Monet, Sisley, Bazille • Renoir endured much hardship early in his career, but he began to achieve success as a portraitist in the late 1870 s • Started making money after the dealer Paul Durand-Ruel began buying his work regularly in 1881

Impressionism Ø Impressionism was an attempt to accurately and objectively record visual reality in terms of transient effects of light and color. This resulted in paintings made of short, choppy, brushstrokes of color with loosely defined edges.

Impressionist Artist Timeline • Renoir lived longer and painted to a later time in history than most impressionist artists • His style changed over time. He still used impressionist techniques, but did more portraits and worked with greater tccuracy and precision than “typical” impressionist

Gladioli 1874 -1875 • http: //www. national gallery. org. uk/painti ngs/pierre-augusterenoir-gladioli-in-avase

Bal du Moulin de la Galette--1876 Captures life in a popular spot in Paris Many of the subjects are friends and/or models Dappled light characteristic of impressionist art

In the Meadow--1890 Between 1888 and 1892 Renoir painted a number of works in which the same pair of girls are posed together. These intimate genre scenes, which celebrate youthful innocence, found a ready market in the early 1890 s. The same models appear in "Two Girls at the Piano" of 1892.

Luncheon of the Boating Party--1881

The Maison Fournaise

In the Painting Renoir included his future wife, the twenty-one-year-old Aline Charigot (1859– 1915), as the woman cooing to her dog. Artist Gustave Caillebotte (1848– 1894) was both a wealthy patron of the impressionists and gifted painter. He met Renoir in 1876, and they became friends.

Artists will sometimes change their paintings Oil paintings have to be painted over—no erasing oil paints! “Halo” around hat—hat was moved when awning was added Sometimes changes are less obvious, so we use Xrays to see what’s underneath • Have discovered entire paintings under paintings • With newer Xray machines, we can tell colors of paint were used

X-ray of the Painting From the X-ray, we learned: --Awning was added later, to add depth to the painting and give the group a more intimate and cohesive feel --One major character was removed because Renoir was irritated with her. She was in front of Charigot. --Several people are looking in different directions from how they were originally painted