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Renoir

Renoir

15 6.0
A French painter famous for bright light and color who paints people and scenes
  • proper noun
  • /rəˈnwär/
: Renoir
  • The day I visit, there's also a Renoir exhibit, so I go to see that first.
  • Auguste Renoir
  • Renoir's painting
  • Monet and Renoir

They have an entire room of Renoir paintings.

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Examples

  • This is Renoir.

  • Let's pretend we are in that Renoir painting, Danse a Bougival.

  • I've decided to try my hand again, thinking of Renoir.

  • Vari was never a household name like Renoir or Picasso.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • We know that Renoir was no great admirer of Haussmann's architecture.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Bazille's painting depicts an informal group of six visitors to the studio he shared with Renoir.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Woman in an Armchair by Pierre-Auguste Renoir surprisingly gives us the most grief.

    Blog text (22)
  • Works by French Impressionist artists such as Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir became easily accessible.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Many art enthusiasts admire Renoir for his exquisite portrayal of light and color in his paintings.

  • Renoir's works, celebrated for their vibrant themes, continue to captivate art lovers around the world.

Synonyms

1 7.2

A French painter who used bright colors to show people and everyday life

focuses more widely on social events and landscapes than just everyday scenes
1 7.2

A French painter who uses bright light and rich color to paint people

includes broader social life scenes and landscapes rather than only intimate people

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Renoir is a French family name best known for the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who painted warm scenes full of 'light' and 'color'. So, Renoir usually means that artist and his bright, lively paintings.