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La danseuse (1874)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La danseuse (The Dancer) 1874 Oil on canvas, 142.5 x 94.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Dancer was one of seven works that Renoir included in the first exhibition of the Société anonyme coopérative des…

Claude Monet, Le Liseur (1872)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Claude Monet, Le Liseur (The Reader) 1872 Oil on canvas, 65 x 50 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Compare: Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Claude Monet lisant c.1873 Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris     See also: • Monet, Claude (1840-1926)

Claude ‘Coco’ Renoir (1908)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Claude ‘Coco’ Renoir 1908 Bronze, 26.4 x 20.4 x 19.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Renoir, Claude (1901-1969)

Baigneuse arrangeant ses cheveux (1893)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Baigneuse arrangeant ses cheveux (Bather Arranging Her Hair) 1893 Oil on canvas, 92.4 x 74 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Shown from the knees up, a nearly nude, young woman with pale pink skin stands with…

Madame Édouard Bernier (1871)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Madame Édouard Bernier 1871 Oil on canvas, 78.1 x 62.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Marie-Octavie Bernier was the wife of the commander of Renoir‘s regiment during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71). In the spring of…

Madame Charpentier et ses enfants (1878)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Madame Charpentier et ses enfants (Madame Georges Charpentier and Her Children) 1878 Oil on canvas, 153.7 x 190.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In this commissioned portrait, as Marcel Proust observed, Renoir gave expression to…