French Impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born, February 25, 1841 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France ❦ Renoir was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, Herbert Edward Read says that “Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau.“ His paintings are notable … Continue reading Pierre-Auguste Renoir [1841 – 1919]