Flashcards
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
When was Renoir born?
1844
1842
1841
1843
What is the title of the painting?
Demeter
Diana
Hera
Aphrodite
Which word best describes Renoir's style?
Realistic
Flat
Simple
Vibrant
He worked in a ceramics factory as a young boy.
True
False
Renoir was a painter of which school of art?
Impressionism
Expressionism
Realism
Surrealism
Where is La Grenouillere located? In which museum?
Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris, France
Musée d’Orsay in Paris, France
Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden
Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden
Renoir and ________ formed a close partnership throughout their careers, and the two even painted the same scenes together.
Cézanne
Sisley
Monet
Degas
What year did Renoir travel to Algeria for the first time?
In 1891
In 1892
In 1881
In 1884
On 15 January 1882, Renoir met the composer at his home in Palermo, Sicily. He painted his portrait in 35 minutes. Whose portrait is it?
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Johannes Brahms
Claude Debussy
Richard Wagner
Most of his works executed from 1883 to 1884 on are so marked by a new discipline that art historians have grouped them under the title the “Ingres” period. What is the other name of the period? More than one correct answer.
Pearly Period
Dry Period
Harsh Period
Expressive Period
In Renoir's later years he suffered terribly from a certain disability. What was that?
Tuberculosis
Rheumatism
Heart arrhythmia
Parkinson's disease
What's the title of the painting?
Portrait of the couple Degas
Portrait of the couple Monet
Portrait of the couple Sisley
Portrait of the couple Cézanne
Portrait of the couple Sisley
When did Renoir marry almost 20 years younger Aline Victorine Charigot?
1890
1894
1892
1896
The Renoirs had three sons. Match the pairs.
Pierre
A film actor
The Renoirs had three sons. Match the pairs.
Jean
A filmmaker
The Renoirs had three sons. Match the pairs.
Claude
A ceramic artist
The painting "Girls at the Piano" comes from ______________ period.
Association With The Impressionists
Early Years
Later Years
Rejection Of Impressionism
Renoir started to make sculpture only late in his life. Because his hands were crippled with arthritis, "The Washerwoman" was modelled under Renoir's direction by the young sculptor ______________.
Marcel Duchamp
Max Ernst
Alvar Aalto
Richard Guino
What year did Renoir joined Monet and the other Impressionists in their first exhibition?
In 1877
In 1875
In 1874
In 1876
When did Renoir pass away?
3rd October 1918
3rd November 1919
3rd December 1919
3rd September 1918
Auguste moved to Paris in 1862 to study art.
False
True
In 1990, this masterpiece of Renoir's was sold at Sotheby's in New York for $78.1 million, making it the most expensive work of Impressionism ever sold at auction.
False
True
What's the title of the painting?
The Luncheon of the Hat Party
La Grenouillere
The Summer Afternoon
The Luncheon of the Boating Party
The Luncheon of the Boating Party
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