Drawings by Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, known as Auguste Renoir, was born on February 25, 1841, in Limoges (Haute-Vienne) and died on December 3, 1919, at the Domaine des Collettes in Cagnes-sur-Mer. He is one of the most celebrated French painters. Visit the exhibition, organized jointly with the Morgan Library & Museum, to see Renoi...
Lille PdBA renoir jeune fille au chapeau noir — Domaine public, via Wikimedia Commons
The exhibition
Visit description
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, known as Auguste Renoir, was born on February 25, 1841, in Limoges (Haute-Vienne) and died on December 3, 1919, at the Domaine des Collettes in Cagnes-sur-Mer. He is one of the most celebrated French painters. Visit the exhibition, organized jointly with the Morgan Library & Museum, to see Renoi.
What to look for
Visit the exhibition organized jointly with the Morgan Library & Museum to see Renoir's works on paper. Identify the iconographic models that structure the composition. Follow the evolution of a commission across the works presented.
Practical reading
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Overview
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, known as Auguste Renoir, was born on February 25, 1841, in Limoges (Haute-Vienne) and died on December 3, 1919, at the Domaine des Collettes in Cagnes-sur-Mer. He is one of the most celebrated French painters. Visit the exhibition, organized jointly with the Morgan Library & Museum, to see Renoi...
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) is a major figure of Impressionism, and alongside Manet, Degas, Monet, and Caillebotte, one of the great painters of modern life in the 19th century. Between 1865 and 1885, he develops...
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Why go
Visit the exhibition organized jointly with the Morgan Library & Museum to see Renoir's works on paper.
Identify the iconographic models that structure the composition. Follow the evolution of a commission across the works presented. Bring documents, objects, and narratives together to measure an episode over time. Read t...
Identify the iconographic models that structure the composition. Follow the evolution of a commission across the works presented. Bring documents, objects, and narratives together to measure an episode over time. Read the placards as conte...
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