Gallery of Pierre-Auguste Renoir paintings (more then 200 paintings), Auguste Renoir biography, art prints and books about Auguste Renoir.

Home museum biography exhibitions shop e-cards Why shouldn't art be pretty There are enough unpleasant things in the world. Pierre-Auguste Renoir Luncheon of the Boating Party / 1881 Visit our other museums: Degas (1834-1917) / Cezanne (1839-1906) / Monet (1840-1926) / Gauguin (1848-1903) / Van Gogh (1853-1890) / Klimt (1862-1918) / Modigliani (1884-1920) / Magritte (1898-1967) Expo-Shop.com ...

Originals, limited and open editions from the impressionists, and other masters as well as a contemporary gallery. The biography section includes many artists and is constantly growing.

The Story Behind the Masterpiece... Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880-1881 Oil on canvas Acquired 1923 About the Artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges on February 5, 1841. His father was a tailor and his mother a dressmaker. When Renoir was three, the family moved to Paris where he grew up and lived most of his life. From 1854 to 1858, Renoir was ...