PierrePierre--AugusteAuguste RenoirRenoir

•• 18411841--19191919 (78)(78) •• Limoges,Limoges, FranceFrance •• ImpressionistImpressionist ArtworksArtworks

•• Renoir'sRenoir's paintingspaintings areare notablenotable forfor theirtheir vibrantvibrant lightlight andand saturatedsaturated color,color, mostmost oftenoften focusingfocusing onon peoplepeople inin intimateintimate andand candidcandid compositions.compositions. TheThe femalefemale nudenude waswas oneone ofof hishis primaryprimary subjects.subjects. InIn characteristiccharacteristic ImpressionistImpressionist style,style, RenoirRenoir suggestedsuggested thethe detailsdetails ofof aa scenescene throughthrough freelyfreely brushedbrushed touchestouches ofof color,color, soso thatthat hishis figuresfigures softlysoftly fusefuse withwith oneone anotheranother andand theirtheir surroundings.surroundings. ArtworksArtworks

•• HeHe andand hishis friendfriend ClaudeClaude MonetMonet discovereddiscovered thatthat thethe colorcolor ofof shadowsshadows isis notnot brownbrown oror black,black, butbut thethe reflectedreflected colorcolor ofof thethe objectsobjects surroundingsurrounding them.them. SeveralSeveral pairspairs ofof paintingspaintings existexist inin whichwhich RenoirRenoir andand Monet,Monet, workingworking sideside--byby--side,side, depicteddepicted thethe samesame scenesscenes (La(La GrenouillGrenouillèèrere,, 1869)1869) LaLa GrenouillGrenouillèèrere,, 1869,1869, RenoirRenoir LaLa GrenouillGrenouillèèrere,, 1869,1869, ClaudeClaude MonetMonet SelfSelf portrait,portrait, 19101910 (59)(59) BalBal auau moulinmoulin dede lala GaletteGalette,, MontmartreMontmartre (commonly(commonly knownknown asas LeLe MoulinMoulin dede lala Galette),Galette),18761876 ((USUS 7878 millionmillion)) SalesSales historyhistory •• Owned by John Hay Whitney, on May 17, 1990, his widow sold the painting for US$78 million at Sotheby's in New York City, New York to Ryoei Saito, the honorary chairman of Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Company, Japan. •• At the time of sale, it was one of the top two most expensive artworks ever sold, together with van Gogh's Portrait of Dr Gachet, which was also purchased by Saito. Saito caused international outrage when he suggested in 1991 that he intended to cremate both paintings with him when he died. •• However, when Saito and his companies ran into severe financial difficulties, bankers who held the painting as collateral for loans arranged a confidential sale through Sotheby's to an undisclosed buyer. Although not known for certain, the painting is believed to be in the hands of a Swiss collector. Top Ten Most Expensive Paintings Sold At Auction #1 - Garcon a la pipe ($104,168,000) Painted in 1905 by Pablo Picasso, Garcon a la Pipe (Boy with a Pipe) became the most expensive painting ever sold at auction when it was sold in Sotheby's in New York in May 2004. #2 - Dora Maar au chat ($95,216,000) This world famous painting - another by Pablo Picasso - was bought in a Sotheby's auction in May 2006 #3 - Portrait of Adele Bloch-Baur II ($87,936,000) A 1912 painting by Gustav Klimt #4 - Portrait du Dr Gachet ($82,500,000) Painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1890, this is one of two versions painted by the Dutch artist. It shows van Gogh's doctor Paul Gachet #5 - Bal au Moulin de la Galette, Montmartre ($78,100,000) Commonly known as Le Moulin de la Galette, it is an 1876 painting by the French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It shows a scene of a social gathering in the Montmartre district of Paris, France #6 - Massacre of the Innocents ($75,930,440) #7 - Portrait de l'Artiste Sans Barbe ($71,502,496) #8 - Rideau, Cruchon et Compotier ($60,502,500) #9 - Femme aux Bras Croises ($55,006,000) #10 - Irises ($53,900,000) Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880-1881 d'Orsay, Paris d'Orsay, Paris e e é é Mus Mus - - , 1892 , 1892

Girls at the Piano Girls at the Piano AfterAfter thethe bath,bath, 19101910 (59)(59) RenoirRenoir’’ss healthhealth

•• 18801880 (39),(39), bicyclebicycle accident,accident, RtRt armarm brokenbroken •• 18881888 (47),(47), firstfirst rheumatoidrheumatoid arthritisarthritis attackattack •• 18971897 (56),(56), anotheranother bicyclebicycle accident,accident, RtRt armarm rebrokenrebroken RheumatoidRheumatoid arthritisarthritis

•• MassiveMassive deformitydeformity ofof multiplemultiple jointsjoints andand reducedreduced hishis abilityability toto useuse hishis handshands •• ReducedReduced hishis manualmanual dexterity,dexterity, hehe lostlost thethe abilityability toto makemake finefine motionsmotions withwith hishis fingertipsfingertips andand tendedtended toto movemove thethe brushbrush withwith hishis forearmforearm andand arm,arm, whichwhich causedcaused broaderbroader andand lessless detaileddetailed depictiondepiction ofof formsforms TreatmentTreatment

•• MoveMove toto southernsouthern FranceFrance •• OralOral antipyrinantipyrin •• Sunshine,Sunshine, walks,walks, massage,massage, baths,baths, spaspa AgeAge--relatedrelated stylisticstylistic changeschanges

•• PaintingPainting withwith lessless detaildetail •• MarkedMarked preponderancepreponderance ofof warm,warm, rich,rich, redred tonestones VinesVines atat CognesCognes,, 19081908 (67)(67) Bathers,Bathers, 19181918 (77)(77) EyeEye conditioncondition

•• JeanJean RenoirRenoir’’ss commentscomments aboutabout hishis father:father: HeHe sometimessometimes worewore glassesglasses forfor reading,reading, butbut hehe diddid soso chieflychiefly toto savesave hishis eyes.eyes. WhenWhen hehe waswas inin aa hurry,hurry, hehe managedmanaged quitequite wellwell withoutwithout them.them. WeWe likedliked toto sitsit onon thethe terraceterrace inin thethe eveningevening andand watchwatch fishermanfisherman sailingsailing backback toto port.port. HeHe waswas alwaysalways thethe firstfirst toto spotspot aa boatboat