AUGUSTE RENOIR

He founded the Impressionist movement, but he did not continue to exhibit with the group. He started by making porcelain paintings, but he was determined to become a fine artist to the point of copying paintings by other artists to improve his skills. Later, he got accepted into the studio of the academic Charles Gleyre, in which he met other artists including Claude Monet.

Most of his paintings were rejected by the Salon in the 1970s, so he began his own artist society along with Monet, The Impressionists. In which their theme was to capture everyday life activities, landscapes, and surroundings. In addition, his talent was noticed by the wealthy society, in which they became their patrons for him to make them portraits. However, in 1878, he did not want to become part of the Impressionists exhibition, but rather he went to learn more about the classical foundations of painting.

Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876. Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1876

This painting captures a scene happening in the dance garden of Butte Montmartre. It was displayed at the Impressionist exhibition in 1877.

La Grenouillère (‘The Frog Pond’)

Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: 1869

The Frog Pond was a popular landscape on the Seine. It was a favorite leisure destination for Parisians, with floating restaurants, dance halls, boat hire, and more. The painting depicts a floating restaurant.

Sources
https://www.metmuseum.org/es/essays/auguste-renoir-1841-1919
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/artworks/bal-du-moulin-de-la-galette-497
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/pierre-auguste-renoir-la-grenouillere