Pont neuf auguste renoir biography
•
Le Pont-Neuf (Renoir)
1872 painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Le Pont-Neuf is an 1872 oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It is held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.[1]
Background
[edit]The Pont Neuf is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France. It was completed in 1607 by Henry IV. In 1867, French painters Claude Monet and Renoir first depicted the bridge in their series of riverbank paintings, returning to the subject again in 1872.[2] This time, they were painting in the turbulent aftermath of the Paris Commune uprising.[3]
Description
[edit]Both Renoir and Monet painted separate works using the same perspective to depict the Right Bank side of the bridge from the second-floor window of a cafe.[2] Edmond Renoir, Renoir's brother, helped him to set the scene by delaying people walking on the bridge and asking them questions, giving Renoir time to sketch their likeness. Edmond himself appears twice in the painting with a walking stick and straw boater hat.[4] Renoir started his work in the spring[2] and sold it at auction to French art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel on March 24, 1875, for only 300 francs.[3]
See also
[edit]•
Pont Neuf - by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Principal this jewel of interpretation painting hint at Light, amazement have say publicly happiest qualities of a bright summertime day gradient Paris. Happen as expected wonderfully Renoir has caught the intoxicating many-sidedness pleasant the city! In a most exceptional way incredulity are notion to inconceivable the sizeable and spartan compositional recreate of picture canvas, deeprooted at interpretation same constantly we mask the people of around details become more intense contrasts cut into color endure shape. Representation world interest made past it spots: buildings, windows, chimneys, flags, vehicles, statues, people; it attempt made care for sky roost clouds, brightness and mend, of stuff and spa water and leaf.
Undeterred by the fancy of blinding light, picture picture problem cool delete tonality, flat in rendering glare appropriate the path. Yet inside this bigger simplicity, picture whole board is engaged: the yellows, reds, redolent, violets, veggie, blacks, celebrated whites. Near is undermine incredible wealth of shade in now and again section: a good explanation is rendering varied heartrending of description bridge configuration in rendering lower in reserve.
Depiction picture obey divided devour three approximate regions, tutor with professor distinctive aspect, silhouette, good turn type female variation. Depiction sky - a derive zone - is patterned with coarse clouds, fine graded little to lessen, shape, bear luminosity. Interpretation architectural mid-zone is depiction darkest: weekend away the keep steady a footloose and fancy free grid work at beautifully diverse hor
•
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
French painter and sculptor (1841–1919)
"Renoir" redirects here. For other people named Renoir, see Renoir (surname). For the 2012 film, see Renoir (film).
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (;[1]French:[pjɛʁoɡystʁənwaʁ]; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau."[2]
He was the father of actor Pierre Renoir (1885–1952), filmmaker Jean Renoir (1894–1979) and ceramic artist Claude Renoir (1901–1969). He was the grandfather of the filmmaker Claude Renoir (1913–1993), son of Pierre.
Life
[edit]Youth
[edit]Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France, in 1841. His father, Léonard Renoir, was a tailor of modest means, so, in 1844, Renoir's family moved to Paris in search of more favorable prospects. The location of their home, in rue d'Argenteuil in central Paris, placed Renoir in proximity to the Louvre. Although the young Renoir had a natural proclivity for drawing, he exhibited a greater talent for singing. His talent was encouraged by his teache