Auguste Renoir French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style.

The Theater Box, 1874

 

Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880-1881

 

Two Sisters, 1881
 

Renoir's paintings are notable for their vibrant light and saturated color, most often focusing on people in intimate and candid compositions. The female nude was one of his primary subjects. In characteristic Impressionist style, Renoir suggested the details of a scene through freely brushed touches of color, so that his figures softly fuse with one another and their surroundings