Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, commonly known as Auguste Renoir, 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."...
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth25 February 1841
CityLimoges, France
Pierre-Auguste Renoir quotes about
mistake growing advantage
The advantage of growing old is that you become aware of your mistakes more quickly.
nice giving people
People love to be nice, but you must give them the chance.
artist two imagination
If you paint the leaf on a tree without using a model, your imagination will only supply you with a few leaves; but Nature offers you millions, all on the same tree. No two leaves are exactly the same. The artist who paints only what is in his mind must very soon repeat himself.
want painting bottom
When I've painted a woman's bottom so that I want to touch it, then [the painting] is finished.
art needs emotion
Art is about emotion; if art needs to be explained it is no longer art.
art world enough
Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.
art mean passion
The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion; it is the current which he puts forth which sweeps you along in his passion.
want painting
I like a painting which makes me want to stroll in it.
making-love brushes
It's with my brush that I make love.
joy making-love paint
Paint with joy - with the same joy that you would make love to a woman.
order secret done
Work lovingly done is the secret of all order and all happiness.
things-in-life creating mind
To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.