Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

French painter and sculptor

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1841

Place of Birth: Limoges, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 03-Dec-1919

Profession: illustrator, painter, sculptor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, commonly known as Auguste Renoir ( REN-wahr, ren-WAHR; French: [pj?? ogyst ??nwa?]; 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."He was the father of actor Pierre Renoir (1885–1952), filmmaker Jean Renoir (1894–1979) and ceramic artist Claude Renoir (1901–1969).
He was the grandfather of the filmmaker Claude Renoir (1913–1993), son of Pierre.



Alternative names	Auguste Renoir
Description	French painter, sculptor and illustrator
Date of birth/death	25 February 1841	3 December 1919
Location of birth/death	Limoges	Cagnes-sur-Mer
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q39931 VIAF: 29643005 ISNI: 0000 0001 2126 066X ULAN: 500115467 LCCN: n79055478 NLA: 35448169 WorldCat