Alphonse Dade was a French novel author. Being a close friend of Emile Zola, Gustave Flaubert and Edmond Goncourt, he belonged to the school of naturalist writers. In 1867, Dade
Portrait of Wagner by Pierre Auguste Renoir
Portrait of Wagner [1882] From the memoirs of Jean Renoir, the artist’s son: “… The name of Lasku also belongs to the memories of Rue Saint-Georges,” “the judicial investigator, who
Portrait of Durand-Ruel by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
“… In 1910, Renoir painted a portrait of Durand-Ruel. At this time, Renoir was sixty-nine years old, and Durant-Ruel was seventy-nine. They met in a period of hardship and deprivation
Rosary in Vargemont by Pierre Auguste Renoir
Renoir drew everything he saw and valued around himself: the life of the rich, on whom he depended materially, and the little joys of the Bohemian middle class layers –
First exit by Pierre Auguste Renoir
“Renoir’s love for the theater was special. This is how Jean Renoir describes this feeling in his memoirs:” In his youth, he did not miss a single Offenbach operetta. He
Mother Anthony’s Tavern by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
“After graduating from the School, on the happy days of youth, Sisley and Renoir spent a lot of time together, made the journey on the Seine. They wrote in the
Woman’s Head by Pierre Auguste Renoir
Another area in which the bright talent of the young painter was fully revealed was the portrait. True, Renoir did not try to reveal the depth of the image, to
Frogman by Pierre Auguste Renoir
The Frogger was a water café, located on a pontoon moored to the banks of the Seine, which stood in a small bay of the river and connected to the
Etudes oil by Pierre Auguste Renoir
Although Renoir, unlike his impressionist friends Monet and Sisley, was not inclined to paint landscapes, he nevertheless liked to work outdoors, and he once did in the open air many
Skiff by Pierre Auguste Renoir
During the 1870s, Auguste Renoir painted several paintings depicting scenes of boating. On this canvas, most likely, the artist captured the Seine, near the city of Chatou, located west of
Madame Charpentier with children by Pierre Auguste Renoir
The painting “Madame Charpentier with Children” was one of those that exhibited at the popular Impressionist exhibition “Salon” in 1879. The canvas was commissioned by George Charpentier, a Parisian publisher
Summer (Gypsy Girl) by Pierre Auguste Renoir
The canvas of Auguste Renoir “Summer” is very similar to the work of the period when the artist wrote for exhibitions at the Paris Art Salon. However, the free image
Portrait of Frederic Basil at the Easel by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Renoir painted a portrait of Basil with great cordiality. It is felt in every detail depicted in the picture. The most unexpected thing in it is the point that Renoir
Umbrellas by Pierre Auguste Renoir
The famous canvas Umbrellas was painted by the artist in 1881-1886, after his return from Italy. The impact of Italian impressions can be explained more clearly than the contours depicted.
Child with a Whip by Pierre Auguste Renoir
The painting “A child with a whip” was painted by the artist in 1885. Pierre Renoir was then over forty, he achieved a lot. His work had great fame, the