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What is Pierre-Auguste Renoir known for?
Pierre-Auguste Renoir is known for his Impressionist paintings. His works reflect the interest in displaying the effects of light indicative of the movement. Some of the French artist's most famous works include Luncheon of the Boating Party, Two Sisters and La Grenouillère. You'll find a variety of Pierre-Auguste Renoir art on 1stDibs.
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir -- Baigneuse Assise
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Pierre-Auguste Renoir Baigneuse Assise, circa 1897 Soft-ground etching printed in black on cream wove paper Full margins, from the edition of 1000 The artist's ink stamp signature ...
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1890s Prints and Multiples

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Etching

"Femme nue assise" original etching
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original soft ground etching. Catalogue reference: Delteil 12. Executed in 1906, this is a lifetime impression published in 1909 in Berlin by Cassirer for "Kunst und Kunstler...
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Early 1900s Impressionist Nude Prints

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"Une Mère et Enfant (Jean Renoir)"
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Hinsdale, IL
RENOIR, PIERRE AUGUSTE (1841 -1919) "Une Mère et Enfant (Jean Renoir)" (Mother and Child) Delteil 10, Stella 10 Drypoint in color, 1896 Proof aside from the numbered edition of 100 impressions Published in “L’Album des peintres-graveurs; Ambroise Vollard Signature on the stone “Renoir” 10” x 7 3/4” Very fine impression on laid paper Renoir’s interest in the mother and child theme was awakened with the birth of his first son Pierre in 1885. In 1894 their second son, Jean, was born. This was the inspiration for this particular etching created when Jean was just two years old. Renoir was interested in Rubens and Delacroix’s rich use of color and loose rounded form which he observed in the Louvre in Paris. His appreciation is evident in this printThe simple positioning of the figures is structurally balanced, and shows Renoir looking back to Raphael’s Virgin and Child paintings...
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1880s Impressionist Portrait Prints

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Tête de Femme Blonde by Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Portrait painting
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in London, GB
*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Tête de Femme Blonde by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) Oil on canvas 26.1 x 19 cm (10 ¹/₄ x 7 ¹/₂ inches) Signed upp...
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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Le Chapeau Epingle”
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Southampton, NY
Original etching and drypoint on wove paper. This is the third version and the second edition printed in 1921 of Le Chapeau Epingle. Condition is very good...
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1880s Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Archival Paper, Etching

"Buste d'enfant, tourné à droite" original etching
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original soft ground etching. This is a lifetime impression printed in 1914 on laid paper and published in Berlin by Bruno Cassirer for Theodore Duret's "Die Impressionisten"...
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1910s Impressionist Portrait Prints

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