Pierre-Auguste Renoir<\/h1><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"Renoir](\"https:\/\/fineartclasses.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Renoir-Self-Portrait-1875-821x1024.jpg\" "\\"Renoir")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France, in 1841. His father, L\u00e9onard Renoir, was a tailor of modest means, so in 1844, Renoir’s family moved to Paris in search of more favorable prospects. The location of their home, in rue d\u2019Argenteuil in central Paris, placed Renoir in proximity to the Louvre. Although the young Renoir had a natural proclivity for drawing, he exhibited a greater talent for singing. His talent was encouraged by his teacher, Charles Gounod, who was the choir-master at the Church of St Roch at the time. However, due to the family’s financial circumstances, Renoir had to discontinue his music lessons and leave school at the age of thirteen to pursue an apprenticeship at a porcelain factory.<\/sup><\/sup><\/p>\nAlthough Renoir displayed a talent for his work, he frequently tired of the subject matter and sought refuge in the galleries of the Louvre. The owner of the factory recognized his apprentice’s talent and communicated this to Renoir’s family. Following this, Renoir started taking lessons to prepare for entry into Ecole des Beaux Arts. When the porcelain factory adopted mechanical reproduction processes in 1858, Renoir was forced to find other means to support his learning.\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\nIn 1862, he began studying art under Charles Gleyre in Paris. There he met Alfred Sisley, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bazille, and Claude Monet.\u00a0\u00a0Renoir had his first success at the Salon of 1868 with his painting Lise with a Parasol<\/i> (1867), which depicted Lise Tr\u00e9hot.\u00a0Although Renoir first started exhibiting paintings at the Paris Salon in 1864,\u00a0<\/sup>recognition was slow in coming, partly as a result of the turmoil of the Franco-Prussian War.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Select Works<\/h2><\/h1><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div>Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France, in 1841. His father, L\u00e9onard Renoir, was a tailor of modest means, so in 1844, Renoir’s family moved to Paris in search of more favorable prospects. The location of their home, in rue d\u2019Argenteuil in central Paris, placed Renoir in proximity to the Louvre. Although the young Renoir had a natural proclivity for drawing, he exhibited a greater talent for singing. His talent was encouraged by his teacher, Charles Gounod, who was the choir-master at the Church of St Roch at the time. However, due to the family’s financial circumstances, Renoir had to discontinue his music lessons and leave school at the age of thirteen to pursue an apprenticeship at a porcelain factory.<\/sup><\/sup><\/p>\n Although Renoir displayed a talent for his work, he frequently tired of the subject matter and sought refuge in the galleries of the Louvre. The owner of the factory recognized his apprentice’s talent and communicated this to Renoir’s family. Following this, Renoir started taking lessons to prepare for entry into Ecole des Beaux Arts. When the porcelain factory adopted mechanical reproduction processes in 1858, Renoir was forced to find other means to support his learning.\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n In 1862, he began studying art under Charles Gleyre in Paris. There he met Alfred Sisley, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bazille, and Claude Monet.\u00a0\u00a0Renoir had his first success at the Salon of 1868 with his painting Lise with a Parasol<\/i> (1867), which depicted Lise Tr\u00e9hot.\u00a0Although Renoir first started exhibiting paintings at the Paris Salon in 1864,\u00a0<\/sup>recognition was slow in coming, partly as a result of the turmoil of the Franco-Prussian War.<\/p>\n<\/div>Select Works<\/h2><\/h1><\/div>