Pierre Auguste Renoir

Artist: Pierre – Auguste Renoir

Style: Impressionism

The Early Life of the Artist

1. When was the artist born?

Pierre-Augueste Renoir was born on February 25, 1841. ( http://www.pierre-auguste-renoir.org/ )

2. Where was the artist born?

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, France. (http://www.pierre-auguste-renoir.org/ )

3. Note any information you were able to find on the parents of the artist.

Pierre Auguste Renoir’s father, Léonard Renoir, was a tailor. Marguerite Merlet, which is Pierre Auguste Renoirs’ mother, was a dressmaker. Other than that there is little information about Pierre’s parents.

4. Did the artist have any brothers and sisters?

Pierre Auguste Renoir was the sixth of seven children. (http://www.notablebiographies.com/Pu-Ro/Renoir-Pierre-Auguste.html ) Two of the seven children died as infants. Pierre Auguste Renoir siblings included Pierre-Henri (the eldest), Marie-Elisa, Leonard-Victoire, and Edmund-Victoire (the youngest child). (http://www.accents-n-art.com/artists/pierre-auguste-renoir-biography.html ) Other than the names of Pierre’s siblings, little was said about them.

5. What were some of the significant childhood experiences in the early life of the artist?

At a young age Pierre Auguste Renoir became an apprentice to a porcelain painter. There he developed his ability to imitate works. (http://www.biography.com/people/pierre-auguste-renoir-20693609#synopsis)

6. Note any information on the education of the artist.

Pierre Auguste Renoir attended a Catholic school. He took free drawing classes at a city sponsored school. He entered Ecole des Beaux-Arts. (http://www.biography.com/people/pierre-auguste-renoir-20693609#synopsis) Pierre Auguste Renoir became a student of the Swiss painter Charles Gleyre at his studio. (http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/biography/16604.html)

7. What was the artist’s early career like? Was it as an artist or was it in another field?

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