Pierre-Auguste Renoir, commonly known as Auguste Renoir ( REN-wahr, ren-WAHR; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919), was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau."
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir 25 February 1841 Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France
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3 December 1919 (aged 78) Cagnes-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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