![Self-Portrait](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDthK8LFbkCQr5G7OZtohKdHoOt8w_gp6CxDbo7tSnepStJR9DbPhMMVTK9VTmqDKc4sPqE7Fm_JIogg9s_kQB7J_qdOcrN6y8m_DCRD6wOUzBKKQAuVXoSyrZ3HNlfJ1cZfIL4Q/s320/Self-portrait.jpg)
![Mother and Child](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWMY46Zz_t9hvDtIMGYqQPwf_4SXsf-m0LGuB31lQ_QIdh6aYmUHOMsqmreTjszbuaQoixNURFx97kC0Bh8vh6fUzhBSJgqpwAYMUf4BtaGlkRKBw5abiW_yZp-zMPnUNs0c7ag/s320/Mother+and+Child.jpg)
Barnes Foundation, Merion, USA
![Girl With Watering Can](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-ilL1BBMYGE5P6WZt1jSWZWKe0SF1pXjNI6lV5FEFkMzraFBG6kWTC7aMx_aJhyphenhyphen-ohhx6JJa0ASbDJz29KmgREX6n1BKP4Lz_GjPCoEB3vRYzxRpSncugDkYh0qlqgjkwT_yIQ/s320/Girl+With+Watering+Can.jpg)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
![Madame and Daughters](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPOMLXLTW8VunltpNCLC5kcJk78aclf48lXzFvFiWG7KRthyQO91zOaG5QwlLsASeLbCUy20GmqhrQs1SbvUs86D4sMY4Eol_ixKzHHAxHfKiTcNJXxP943NJ6u0my2U5a1Gic9g/s320/Madame+and+Daughters.jpg)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
![Confidences](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ik46hkf38kiHGIQIgvD2tuVtvE6unGD6fMz8TJcUr-vHWU2u2BXHhnhhFdb5aQNcATyobtjjZqWjBPKkSsynn03AZQ50j7E3SlaXh2_exnYdLXXZafbR-Z-_ZhibR2AGW-ielw/s320/Confidences.jpg)
Oskar Reinhart Museum, Winterthur, Switzerland
![Woman Reading](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqy34z4Yr30PhtNgF9sq-5sWE5Udo_Su3MP4U9vJfxpR4FEOMY4F6cfgjFAREUxTZ4rioMM1Z1GOMegKkS9T4Sil5PfBdfA74gTXClbJknAjyxmsnOtRza4kM2nNR8fhZVMZMT9w/s320/Woman+Reading.jpg)
Private Collection
![Young Woman at the Piano](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2_KRp5pbH8PRG7y8MdPuAheyZopFf3GZRNKBowzl701CKHI0zSL4xFcD-zorqLVBI6ZGiRlIlhCom6WCYPjPc47Ri9YYMlX95fipNGiCSO2HBbCTkiUK3Lf92cjHCTPI0ANRww/s320/Young+Woman+at+the+Piano.jpg)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
![Flowers in a Vase](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfkNVXGAyFcUdpJffiiYd0qRe595Ea29cUaej5zzOrvE7mfvIOpvEgGS3AoZng3FXR8ibXhJI39-HwRRLfKOSjk95GBGWXccNapgSAAlkdOypypwQrDevhaDqp7p8pBUWzKdp9A/s320/Flowers+in+a+Vase.jpg)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
![Child With Cat](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpLnO6pEVW3H-d0H0V3lwaRb1gm06sFeRYW7DHrsPO2Pw96Y4rOIuOZf1Wi1crPiY-r7C-kzM3QIO3ewM5lwrih1wZlMpmF2aFamyBHIat9fGk6ckkL3dK669IOHzc7MmDpbOBg/s320/Young+Girl+With+Cat.jpg)
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
![Two Sisters](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CpKca_kcPs-fSop1AMODm8BtwUM01tkkMiQMlKa_Aswq0W1Y-cyFYU5-xO0hp0LrxK1igYDfJ2F2O2Bd9lLYQAwkfM5DuD7GXTBp3bQmVcY2mZ7Tax-66LgHuhCfHfdVw4C7Lg/s320/Two+Sisters.jpg)
The Art Institute of Chicago
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (February 25, 1841–December 3, 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".
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4 comments:
I love Renoir's gentle portraits and soft colors. So pretty. Thanks for the culture this morning, Esther! &:o)
There appears to be a dignity and elegance in his subjects. I particularly like the two sisters, and the two friends and the delicacy with which he painted the vase of flowers. Lovely, Esther. Have a nice weekend!
He is my favorite! I have a large poster of Dance in the City in my entrance.
I think that is why I like this artist so much too Lisa.
Yes, he does capture that V. Thank you. Same to you.
Mary, glad I picked him!
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