Wednesday, May 5, 2010

REAL TALK: 05.05.10



"Why shouldn't art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world."

-Renior

French Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir was born in France on February 25, 1841 and died December 3,1919 in Cagnes. Some of his most famous works include "Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette", "Luncheon of the Boating Party" & "Bal au moulin de la Galette, Montmartre and The Bathers." Renior was closely associated with fellows artists Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Frederic Bazille, Henry Fantin-Latour, Camile Pissarro, and Paul Cezanne which would end up forming the Impressionist group.

To view more works, visit The Renoir Gallery online.

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