Pierre Auguste Renoir

Pierre Auguste Renoir Background Information Pierre Auguste Renoir was born on February 25, 1841, in Limoges, France. In 1845, his father, a tailor by trade, moved his family to Paris in hopes of finding his fortunes in the capital. They moved into a small apartment building which has been part of a sixteenth century housing complex for the Palace Guard. He developed, throughout his childhood, an intense love of the city and its people (www.augusterenoir.com). Renoir …

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