Pont Neuf, Paris

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. He was born on February 25, 1841, in Limoges, France, and died on December 3, 1919, in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France. Renoir’s early works were typically Impressionist snapshots of real life, full of sparkling color and light. He is best known for his paintings of bustling Parisian modernity and leisure in the last three decades of the 19th century. Renoir was a prolific artist, creating over 6,000 paintings in his long career.