Pierre August Renoir
Renoir Umbrellas
Renoir - Biography Born in Limoges, France February 25, 1841 Limoges City Hall, built Still there today!
Renoir - Biography His father, Léonard Renoir, was a tailor His mother, Marguerite, was a dressmaker
Renoir - Biography When he was 13, he worked in a porcelain factory where his drawing talents led to him being chosen to paint designs on fine china
Renoir - Biography
He became a copyist at the Louvre art museum in Paris. A copyist could go to the museum and copy the works of the master painters that hung in the museum. He could paint very quickly and got jobs decorating more than 20 cafes in Paris.
Renoir - Biography Finally he was able to go to an art school. He became friends with other artists such as Monet, Sisley, and Bazille. Sometimes he included his friends as subjects in his pictures. Frequently they painted outdoors in the open air. This was called "en plen air" painting meaning "in the open air". Monet- Water Lillies & Japanese Bridge Bazille – The Family Reunion
Renoir - Biography They developed a style of painting known as Impressionism. In 1874 they decided to have their own art show. Someone started calling their paintings impressionistic because they titled some of their paintings as Impression, Impression of Sunrise etc. That person didn't really mean it as a compliment, but the name stayed with them. Sometimes people showed their displeasure with the impressionistic art by creating a ruckus at the exhibits. Renoir’s painting that has sold for the most money, entitled “Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette“ sold in 1990 for $78,000,000 (today that would be worth $110 Million)
Renoir - Biography When he was 40 years old, Renoir married one of his models, Aline Charigot, who was 17 years younger. They had three sons, Pierre, Jean, and Claude. Renoir, now a family man, began painting scenes of families and spending more time with his own family. He was protective of his children. He even cut off the corners of the table and smoothed the edges so his boys wouldn't hurt themselves on the furniture.
Renoir - Biography Toward the end of his life, he began to experiment in sculpture. Because he had arthritis, He could not use his own hands to model, but he used assistants to do the work and he told them what to do. Renoir painted every day and during his lifetime made about 6000 paintings. He died of pneumonia at the age of seventy-eight.
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Renoir – Umbrellas ( ) Renoir's 'Umbrellas' shows a bustling Paris street in the rain. The composition of the painting does not focus on the center of the picture which is a tangle of hands. It even cuts off figures at either edge like a photographic snapshot. This kind of unconventional arrangement was something that several of the Impressionists, including Renoir and Degas, enjoyed experimenting with.
Renoir – Umbrellas ( ) Describe what you see. Describe the artist's use of color. How many colors have been used? How has the artist applied the paint? Describe the texture. Describe the lines in the work. What kinds of shapes do you see?
Renoir – Umbrellas ( ) Is your eye drawn to any particular area of the painting? Is your eye drawn to any particular area of the painting? Is there an element that stands out in the composition? Is there an element that stands out in the composition? Does the work make you think of movement? How does the artist show movement? Does the work make you think of movement? How does the artist show movement? Does the painting look flat or does it give a feeling of depth or space? Does the painting look flat or does it give a feeling of depth or space? Where might the artist have stood while painting this picture? Where might the artist have stood while painting this picture?
Renoir – Umbrellas ( ) What kind of mood or feeling do you get from the painting? If you could imagine yourself within the painting, how would you feel? What sounds would you hear? Why do you think the artist choose this particular subject to paint? What do you like or dislike about the work?
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