Flashcards
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
When was Renoir born?
1842
1841
1843
1844
What is the title of the painting?
Hera
Diana
Aphrodite
Demeter
Which word best describes Renoir's style?
Flat
Realistic
Vibrant
Simple
He worked in a ceramics factory as a young boy.
False
True
Renoir was a painter of which school of art?
Impressionism
Expressionism
Realism
Surrealism
Where is La Grenouillere located? In which museum?
Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden
Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris, France
Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Musée d’Orsay in Paris, France
Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Sweden
Renoir and ________ formed a close partnership throughout their careers, and the two even painted the same scenes together.
Cézanne
Monet
Sisley
Degas
What year did Renoir travel to Algeria for the first time?
In 1891
In 1884
In 1892
In 1881
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?
Richard Wagner
Claude Debussy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Johannes Brahms
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.
Expressive Period
Pearly Period
Dry Period
Harsh Period
In Renoir's later years he suffered terribly from a certain disability. What was that?
Tuberculosis
Rheumatism
Parkinson's disease
Heart arrhythmia
What's the title of the painting?
Portrait of the couple Degas
Portrait of the couple Monet
Portrait of the couple Cézanne
Portrait of the couple Sisley
Portrait of the couple Sisley
When did Renoir marry almost 20 years younger Aline Victorine Charigot?
1890
1896
1894
1892
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.
Rejection Of Impressionism
Later Years
Early Years
Association With The Impressionists
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
Richard Guino
Alvar Aalto
What year did Renoir joined Monet and the other Impressionists in their first exhibition?
In 1876
In 1874
In 1877
In 1875
When did Renoir pass away?
3rd December 1919
3rd September 1918
3rd October 1918
3rd November 1919
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.
True
False
What's the title of the painting?
The Luncheon of the Boating Party
The Summer Afternoon
The Luncheon of the Hat Party
La Grenouillere
The Luncheon of the Boating Party
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