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Water — Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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Written by: Nazlı TunaResearcher · Old Master Paintings
Old Master Paintings · Catalogue no. 173792
Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Water

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byArt Institute of Chicago
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Artist / MakerPierre-Auguste Renoir
Date1916
Culture / OriginFrance
MediumBronze
Dimensions27.3 × 23.8 × 14 cm (10 3/4 × 9 3/8 × 5 1/2 in.)
DepartmentPainting and Sculpture of Europe
TypeSculpture
About the Artist

Renoir's parents, a tailor and a dressmaker, moved their family to Paris in 1844. At age thirteen Renoir apprenticed with the porcelain decorators Levy Frères & Cie. He earned money by painting fans, blinds, and murals for cafés. In 1860 he registered to copy Old Master paintings in the Louvre and, the following year, entered the studio of Charles Gleyre (1806-1874), where he met Frédéric Bazille (1841-1870), Monet (q.v.), and Sisley (q.v.). In 1862 he was also accepted at the… Full biography →

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