Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Renoir's brushwork is soft and feathery, with warm rosy light on skin. He loved joyful social scenes — dances, picnics, river leisure. Look for a warm palette, dappled sunlight, and beautifully rendered fabric.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) was a painter from France, associated with Impressionism.

A 19th-century revolution that chased fleeting light and atmosphere with loose, visible, broken brushwork. Impressionism →