PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR “Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in this world” This is one of many quotes that came from Pierre- Auguste Renoir. This famous French impressionist was born on February 25, 1841 in Limoges, France Renoir grew up in a poor family and was always considered the “working class”. This is what inspired Renoir to leave school and seek work in Paris. His hopes came alive in 1854 when he began …showed first 75 words of 485 total…

…showed last 75 words of 485 total…painted them. Some of these subjects included little girls, children, flowers, beautiful scenes and nudes. What Renoir said about his nudes is that, “I never think I have finished a nude until I think I could pinch it” Up until Renoir’s death in 1919 he painted and sculpted , and even though he is not here or alive to create more art, in many people’s he is still and always will be a great artist.