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Auguste Renoir portrait

Auguste Renoir self-portrait available to buy at Grand Gallery EU

A leading Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of the most famous artists of the early twentieth century.

An innovative artist, Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on February 25, 1841, in Limoges, France. He started out as an apprentice to a porcelain painter and studied drawing in his free time. After years as a struggling painter, Renoir helped launch an artistic movement called Impressionism in 1870s. He eventually became one of the most highly regarded artists of his time. He died in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, in 1919.

It was during this later stage of Renoir’s career that he said he was just learning how to paint now. He felt he had made progress in his attempts to not just create a likeness but also to embody the feeling and atmosphere of the subject.

Like his contemporaries such as Van Gogh, Monet and Cezanne, Auguste Renoir made several studies of himself throughout his life.

Renoir completed four self portraits (see also Self Portrait I, II & III), this being the last one. He did another one in the same year and another two in 1875 and 1876. Self portraits are often created as a test of the artist own abilities to capture a likeness.

This perhaps explains why Renoir completed two self portraits in 1910 when he was suffering badly from rheumatoid arthritis which caused his fingers to curl in on themselves making it difficult to hold a paintbrush the way he was used to.

Renoir also remained close to Monet, Bazille, and Sisley, sometimes staying at their homes or sharing their studios. According to many biographies, he seemed to have no fixed address during his early career.

Auguste renoir self-portrait info:

Dimension: 38x28cm
Painting Technique: Pastel
Painting style: Self-portrait, Impressionism

Pierre-Auguste Renoir A leading Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of the most famous artists of the early twentieth century.