Renoir: The great years of Impressionism

The painters decided to create their own way to survive, the Société anonyme coóperative. The 15th of April 1874 they opened their own exposition.
A reporter, Louis Leroy, publiced a horrible report about them in the satiric newspaper Charivan. They got the name of Impressionist.

Monet found a new home in Argenteuil, near Sena, where Renoir, Monet and Manet painted their most pleasant paintings.

Pierre Auguste Renoir - Monet Painting in His Garden at Argenteuil, 1873

Monet Painting in His Garden at Argenteuil, 1873
Pierre Auguste Renoir
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Pierre Auguste Renoir - Madame Charpentier with Her Children

Madame Charpentier with Her Children
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The painters decided to create their own way to survive, the Société anonyme coóperative. The 15th of April 1874 they opened their own exposition. A reporter, Louis Leroy, publiced a horrible report about them in the satiric newspaper Charivan. They got the name of *Impressionist*. Monet found a new home in Argenteuil, near Sena, where Renoir, Monet and Manet painted their most pleasant paintings.		Monet Painting in His Garden at Argenteuil, 1873 Pierre Auguste Renoir 24 in x 32 in Buy This Art Print At AllPosters.com Framed \| Mounted
Le Moulin De La Galette Pierre Auguste Renoir 18 in x 16 in Buy This Art Print At AllPosters.com Framed \| Mounted	A rich neighbour, Gustave Caillebotte, used to go bouting with Renoir and Monet, he liked to paint too. He bought some of the artists paintings. When Caillebotte died, he left to the french nation six fundamental paintings of Renoir, like Le Moulin de la Galette.	Le Moulin De La Galette Pierre Auguste Renoir 26 in x 19 in Buy This Art Print At AllPosters.com Framed \| Mounted

After a while, the Société anonyme cooperative had to be disolve with econimical loss. Renoir met Georges Charpentier (Zolas editor) who entrusted him with a portrait of his wife and children. With the money Renoir made, he rented a house in Montmatre with a garden. In 1877, the Impressionist had their third exposition, Renoir showed more than 20 paintings, between them, Le Moulin de la Gallete. A new friend of the artist, Georges Riviére, edited a new magazine, Impressioniste, jounal d'Art, to defend the new painting style. But no-one bought it. Renoir needed money, so he painted a very discret Chocolate mug, to the Salon and got accepted.		Madame Charpentier with Her Children Pierre Auguste Renoir 28 in x 20 in Buy This Art Print At AllPosters.com Framed \| Mounted
In the Meadow Pierre Auguste Renoir 23 in x 29 in Buy This Art Print At AllPosters.com Framed \| Mounted	With the portrait of the Charpentier family and the "Chocolate mug" painting, Renoir got the recognition of the public and got to have his very own exposition. The painter did not expose any apintings in the Impressionist expositions in the years 1879, 1880 and 1881. In 1881 Renoir had enough money to travel, so he went to Argel, where he loved the hot sun and the rich colors of the place. In Venice, he loved the light and the water.	Boaters Lunch Pierre Auguste Renoir 31 in x 23 in Buy This Art Print At AllPosters.com Framed \| Mounted
In Rome, he got impressed by Raffael frescos. He went to Napoles and Sicilia aswell. When Renoir was visiting his friend, Paul Cézanne, in Provenza, he got a pneumonia and had to go to Argel to recover.

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