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La Loge by Renoir
An 1874 oil on canvas, La Loge (The Theatre Box), by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Renoir here uses a mix of techniques with the lady's face painted meticulously while other areas are more impressionistic...

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The Pont Neuf by Renoir
An 1872 oil on canvas, The Pont Neuf, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. The artist here caught the rich variety of people who crossed one of the city's major bridges. In order to capture specific types...

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Madame Charpentier and Her Children by Renoir
An 1878 oil on canvas, Madame Charpentier and Her Children, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Georges Charpentier was a publisher who commissioned many works from the artist. The two girls are shown in...

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House in Cagnes by Renoir
A 1912 oil on canvas, House in Cagnes, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. The artist lived in Cagnes-sur-Mer in southern France in the latter part of his life, renting and then buying an old farmhouse in...

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Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Renoir
An 1876 oil on canvas, Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. The painting shows young and fashionable Parisians dancing in Montmartre in the dappled light beneath the canopy...

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Luncheon of the Boating Party by Renoir
An 1881 oil on canvas, Luncheon of the Boating Party, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. A typical Renoir scene of relaxed young people of different classes in one of the artist’s favourite places, the...

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The Daughters of Catulle Mendès by Renoir
An 1888 oil on canvas group picture, The Daughters of Catulle Mendès (aka Young Girls at the Piano), by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. The three girls are Huguette (1871-1964), Claudine (1876-1937), and...

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The Garden of Essai by Renoir
An 1881 oil on canvas landscape, The Garden of Essai, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Painted in Algiers. (Private Collection)

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Self-portrait by Renoir
A c. 1875 oil on canvas self-portrait by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. (Sterling and Francine Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, USA)

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Henry IV of France
A c. 1600 portrait of Henry IV of France. (r. 1589-1610). Painted by Frans Pourbus the Younger.