Pierre Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919)

Pierre Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919)

Venise
Original copper plate engraving in black ink on Arches wove paper.
First Edition. One of 375 examples published by Ambroise Vollard and executed by Emile Fequet in Paris on the 15th of De
12¾ × 9¾ in. (325 × 250 mm)

About the artist

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

French, 1841–1919

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, born in 1841, was a pioneering French Impressionist painter renowned for vibrant depictions of Parisian life, leisure and feminine beauty. Raised in Paris, he began as a porcelain decorator before studying at the École des Beaux-Arts alongside Monet and Sisley. Works such as Bal du moulin de la…

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