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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RENOIR
TOP MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
OF HIS WORKS OF ART
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Happy Birthday for the 174th time to Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir! He was born this day on February 25, 1841 in Limoges, France and, by his death at 78 on December 3, 1919, the artist had created several thousand works of art including paintings, drawings, pastels, and sculptures. So, unlike with Vermeer (see: Monday’s blog), attempting to take a virtual tour of Renoir’s vast production (only Picasso surpasses him in output) would be a challenge, if not impossible.
However, I’ve provided a few links to some of the outstanding Renoir museum collections (the Barnes Foundation has 181 alone), which are primarily in France and the United States. Unfortunately, I’ve been unable to locate Woman with a Rose, probably privately owned, but you can enjoy her exquisite beauty here.
(Click on museum names to access websites.)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Woman with a Rose, c. 1875, oil on canvas, Private Collection
UNITED STATES
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Leaving the Conservatory, 1876-1877, oil on canvas, The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
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CHICAGO
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando, 1879, oil on canvas, The Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
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NEW YORK
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, By the Seashore, 1883, oil on canvas, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Girl with a Watering Can, 1876, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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In addition, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Phillips Collection (The Luncheon of the Boating Party), and the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts are renowned for their special Renoirs.
FRANCE
PARIS
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Monet, 1875, oil on canvas, Musee D’Orsay, Paris
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PARIS
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Yvonne and Christine Lerolle at the Piano, 1897-1898, Musee de L’Orangerie, Paris
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*Type in Renoir in provided space.
**In French, click the arrow at the top of the page to view the collection.
The images above are used solely for educational purposes.
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