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Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

1841–1919

WA-00014615

PaintingImpressionism

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

111

Works in Collection

151

Assets Indexed

9

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Publications Referenced

80%

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BiographyManual Rehabilitation 2026-05-06 + Gallery Generic· 95%✓
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Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Pierre-Auguste Renoir pioneered Impressionism through intuitive color manipulation and loose, rapid brushwork that prioritized spontaneity and light over academic convention. His joyful landscapes and portraits, including Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (1876), remain canonical in Western art; later he returned to classical methods, influencing 20th-century modernists including Picasso.

Source: Christies Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Movement

Impressionism

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Painting

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Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (111)

Water

27.3 × 23.8 × 14 cm (10 3/4 × 9 3/8 × 5 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Seated Bather

1914 · Oil on canvas

81.1 × 67.2 cm (31 7/8 × 26 7/8 in.); Framed: 92.8 × 80.7 × 6.4 cm (36 1/2 × 31 3/4 × 2 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Judgment of Paris

Overall: 74.3 x 90.2 x 17.2 cm (29 1/4 x 35 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tilla Durieux (Ottilie Godeffroy, 1880–1971)

Tilla Durieux (Ottilie Godeffroy, 1880–1971)

1914 · Oil on canvas

36 1/4 x 29 in. (92.1 x 73.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Maternity, large plate

Maternity, large plate

1907 · Lithograph from two stones in black and gray on gray chine

Image: 50.7 × 48.7 cm (20 × 19 3/16 in.); Sheet: 68.5 × 51.2 cm (27 × 20 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Reclining Nude

1906 · Etching in red-brown (sanguine) on cream Japanese paper

Image: 14 × 19.9 cm (5 9/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Plate: 14 × 19.9 cm (5 9/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 19.8 × 26.7 cm (7 13/16 × 10 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Standing Bather

Standing Bather

1905 · Etching on cream wove paper

Image: 16.8 × 11.2 cm (6 5/8 × 4 7/16 in.); Plate: 16.8 × 11.2 cm (6 5/8 × 4 7/16 in.); Sheet: 23.6 × 15.9 cm (9 5/16 × 6 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Standing Bather

Standing Bather

1905 · Etching on tan laid paper

Image: 17.1 × 11.1 cm (6 3/4 × 4 3/8 in.); Plate: 17.1 × 11.1 cm (6 3/4 × 4 3/8 in.); Sheet: 24.8 × 15.5 cm (9 13/16 × 6 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Young Woman Arranging Her Earring

Young Woman Arranging Her Earring

1905 · oil on fabric

Framed: 76.5 x 67.5 x 10 cm (30 1/8 x 26 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Unframed: 55.3 x 46.4 cm (21 3/4 x 18 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Young Woman Arranging Her Earring

Young Woman Arranging Her Earring

1905 · oil on fabric

Portrait of Ambroise Vollard

Portrait of Ambroise Vollard

1904 · Lithograph on ivory wove paper

Image: 23.8 × 17 cm (9 3/8 × 6 3/4 in.); Sheet: 36.5 × 26.5 cm (14 3/8 × 10 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

1904 · Portfolio of twelve lithographs

composition (see child records): dimensions vary; sheet (each approx.): 13 x 9 13/16" (33 x 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study of a Nude Woman, Seated (Étude de femme nue, assise) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

Study of a Nude Woman, Seated (Étude de femme nue, assise) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

1904 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 7 9/16 x 6 7/16" (19.2 x 16.3 cm); sheet: 13 × 9 13/16" (33 × 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woman by the Grapevine, Second Variant (Femme au cep de vigne, 2e variante) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

Woman by the Grapevine, Second Variant (Femme au cep de vigne, 2e variante) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

1904 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 4 1/2 x 3 3/8" (11.5 x 8.6 cm); sheet: 13 × 9 13/16" (33 × 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woman by the Grapevine (Femme au cep de vigne) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

Woman by the Grapevine (Femme au cep de vigne) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

1904 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 6 15/16 x 4 13/16" (17.6 x 12.2 cm); sheet: 13 × 9 13/16" (33 × 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woman by the Grapevine, First Variant (Femme au cep de vigne, 1re variante) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

Woman by the Grapevine, First Variant (Femme au cep de vigne, 1re variante) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

1904 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 6 7/8 x 4 5/8" (17.5 x 11.8 cm); sheet: 13 × 9 13/16" (33 × 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study of a Nude Woman, Seated, Variant (Étude de femme nue, assise, variante) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

Study of a Nude Woman, Seated, Variant (Étude de femme nue, assise, variante) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

1904 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 6 5/16 x 6 1/2" (16 x 16.5 cm); sheet: 13 × 9 13/16" (33 × 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woman by the Grapevine, Third Variant (Femme au cep de vigne, 3e variante) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

Woman by the Grapevine, Third Variant (Femme au cep de vigne, 3e variante) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

1904 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 6 1/2 x 4 1/8" (16.5 x 10.4 cm); sheet: 13 × 9 13/16" (33 × 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Claude Renoir, Facing Left (Claude Renoir, Tourné à gauche) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

Claude Renoir, Facing Left (Claude Renoir, Tourné à gauche) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

1904 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 5 1/16 x 4 5/8" (12.8 x 11.8 cm); sheet: 13 × 9 13/16" (33 × 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Stone with Three Sketches (La Pierre au trois croquis) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

Stone with Three Sketches (La Pierre au trois croquis) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

1904 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 8 15/16 x 11 5/16" (22.7 x 28.8 cm); sheet: 9 13/16 × 13" (25 × 33 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woman by the Grapevine, Fourth Variant (Femme au cep de vigne, 4e variante) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

Woman by the Grapevine, Fourth Variant (Femme au cep de vigne, 4e variante) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

1904 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 5 9/16 x 3 13/16" (14.2 x 9.7 cm); sheet: 13 × 9 13/16" (33 × 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Louis Valtat from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

Louis Valtat from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

1904 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 11 3/4 x 9 3/8" (29.8 x 23.8 cm); sheet: 13 × 9 13/16" (33 × 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ambroise Vollard from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

Ambroise Vollard from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

1904 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 1/16 × 6 13/16" (23 × 17.3 cm); sheet: 13 × 9 13/16" (33 × 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Claude Renoir, Looking Down (La Tête baissée) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

Claude Renoir, Looking Down (La Tête baissée) from Twelve Original Lithographs by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Douze lithographies originales de Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

1904 · One from a portfolio of twelve lithographs

composition (irreg.): 7 11/16 x 7 11/16" (19.6 x 19.5 cm); sheet: 13 × 9 13/16" (33 × 25 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (5)

111 published of 116 catalogued · 114 with image

Art Institute Chicago
72 publishedof 77 catalogued77 img
MoMA
17 published16 img
Unknown
8 published8 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published6 img
The Met
7 published7 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources

Laundress and Her Child (Aline and Pierre)
1881 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Apple Seller
1885 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Judgment of Paris
1914 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

34 assets

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Baigneuse assise (c. 1905)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bust of a Young Girl (Mlle. Dieterle) (1899)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Claude Renoir, Turned to the Left (1904)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Paul Cézanne (c. 1902)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Baigneuse assise (c. 1905)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Collections5

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Christie's

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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