Musée d'Orsay
Paris
Exhibition
Renoir and Love. Joyful Modernity (1865-1885)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir known as Auguste Renoir, born February 25, 1841 in Limoges (Haute-Vienne) and died December 3, 1919 at the Domaine des Collettes in Cagnes-sur-Mer, is one of the most famous French painters. On view from March 17 to July 19, 2026, the exhibition brings together a tightly focused selection of majo...
Paris
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17 March 2026 to 19 July 2026
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir known as Auguste Renoir, born February 25, 1841 in Limoges (Haute-Vienne) and died December 3, 1919 at the Domaine des Collettes in Cagnes-sur-Mer, is one of the most famous French painters. On view from March 17 to July 19, 2026, the exhibition brings together a tightly focused selection of majo...
The Musée d'Orsay revisits Auguste Renoir's scenes of modern life through the question of love, of the couple and of joyful sociability in the Paris of the years 1865-1885.
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Presented from March 17 to July 19, 2026, the exhibition brings together a focused group of major works from the first part of Renoir’s career. The display situates Renoir’s painting among the founding gestures of modernity, with an emphasis on scenes of ball...
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir known as Auguste Renoir, born February 25, 1841 in Limoges (Haute-Vienne) and died December 3, 1919 at the Domaine des Collettes in Cagnes-sur-Mer, is one of the most famous French painters. On view from March 17 to July 19, 2026, the exhibition brings together a tightly focused selection of majo.
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Presented from March 17 to July 19, 2026, the exhibition brings together a focused group of major works from the first part of Renoir’s career. The display situates Renoir’s painting among the founding gestures of modernity, with an emphasis on scenes of ball. Identify the iconographic models that structure the composition.
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On Expo Paris, Renoir and Love. Joyful Modernity (1865-1885) is most useful when it is read not only as a single event but as part of a broader route through Musée d'Orsay, where exhibitions, artists and editorial themes can be compared quickly in English. This page becomes easier to place when it is connected to History and Impressionism.
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For an English reader, the point of this page is also practical: it clarifies the venue, dates and booking context, then opens clear paths toward related exhibitions, artists and subjects so that the visit does not remain isolated. 3 related exhibition pages are already close enough to help compare tone, period or venue.
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Theme: History. Movement: Impressionism.
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