Renoir began his career painting designs on china but found his passion in portrait and landscape painting. He studied under a famous instructor and met Claude Monet, becoming good friends. In 1869, Renoir and Monet spent two months painting outdoors at a resort near Paris, capturing people's activities. Renoir learned Impressionist techniques from Monet, like using light and shadow effects. He had success painting commissioned family portraits, like one of Madame Georges Charpentier with her children, using loose brushstrokes and bright colors.
Renoir began his career painting designs on china but found his passion in portrait and landscape painting. He studied under a famous instructor and met Claude Monet, becoming good friends. In 1869, Renoir and Monet spent two months painting outdoors at a resort near Paris, capturing people's activities. Renoir learned Impressionist techniques from Monet, like using light and shadow effects. He had success painting commissioned family portraits, like one of Madame Georges Charpentier with her children, using loose brushstrokes and bright colors.
Renoir began his career painting designs on china but found his passion in portrait and landscape painting. He studied under a famous instructor and met Claude Monet, becoming good friends. In 1869, Renoir and Monet spent two months painting outdoors at a resort near Paris, capturing people's activities. Renoir learned Impressionist techniques from Monet, like using light and shadow effects. He had success painting commissioned family portraits, like one of Madame Georges Charpentier with her children, using loose brushstrokes and bright colors.
Renoir began his career painting designs on china but found his passion in portrait and landscape painting. He studied under a famous instructor and met Claude Monet, becoming good friends. In 1869, Renoir and Monet spent two months painting outdoors at a resort near Paris, capturing people's activities. Renoir learned Impressionist techniques from Monet, like using light and shadow effects. He had success painting commissioned family portraits, like one of Madame Georges Charpentier with her children, using loose brushstrokes and bright colors.
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Renoir Madame Georges Charpentier and her Children 1878 Image from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Renoir began his artistic career in a porcelain factory, where he painted designs on fine china. His strong interest in the arts led him to enter the studio of a well-known instructor, and he focused on developing his portrait and landscape painting skills. Renoir also met Claude Monet at the art studio and the two became good friends. In the summer of 1869, the pair spent two months painting en plein air (outdoors) at La Grenouillère, a beautiful lake resort outside Paris. They painted people taking part in all kinds of activities— from swimming and boating to picnicking and sunbathing. Renoir learned about Impressionism from Monet and enjoyed capturing the effects of light and shadow on the landscape in his own works of art. Renoir also enjoyed making portraits and he had many patrons (clients) who hired him to paint their families. One such patron was lady Madame Georges Charpentier, pictured here with her two children and the family dog. Renoir used loose brushstrokes and bright colors to capture the family in their Japanese style living room. Imagine that you are going to paint a family portrait; who would be in your portrait and why?
Art Break Meet the Artist
Supplies needed: paper and pencil Step into the role of the artist and try sketching a portrait of your pet or a friend’s pet.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
•Renoir was born on February 25, 1841 in Limoges,
Haute-Vienne, France; he died in 1919 •He lived and worked in France
