Pierre-Auguste Renoir

An Impressionist fond of apple-cheeked women and children

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was originally a porcelain painter, which helps explain his figures' ivory skin and chubby pink cheeks.

Though a founding member of the Impressionists, in a way he is also the last of the great Romantics, inheriting the focus on feminine beauty (particularly of the plump, Rubenesque variety) and elegance from the rococo era.

Selected works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in England

Where to find works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in England