Renoir
Limoges, 25/02/1841 ; Cagnes-sur-Mer, 03/12/1919
School : France
236 works referenced in French museums
Style and technique
L'oeuvre de Renoir s'inscrit dans le courant du peinture. Il maîtrise peinture à l'huile, toile, qu'il emploie régulièrement. Renoir intervient principalement en peinture.
Legacy and influence
Le patrimoine artistique laissé par Renoir est conservé dans des collections publiques. Renoir est présent dans les collections de 5 musées.
Works in public collections
Works in French museums
Renoir is among the artists whose works are preserved in « Musée de France » labeled museums. The Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture lists 20 works attributed to this artist in French public collections.
Curator museums
The works of Renoir are preserved in the following museums: musée des beaux-arts, musée de l'Orangerie des Tuileries, musée d'Orsay, musée d'Art Moderne, musée du Louvre. These institutions bear the « Musée de France » label and ensure the conservation and accessibility of their collections.
Artistic fields
The works of Renoir belong to the following fields: beaux-arts, estampe, peinture, sculpture, peinture, spectacle - fête, estampe.
Data sources
The information presented comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
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Artistic movements
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know
The Joconde database references 236 works attributed to Renoir in museums of France. 17 of them have a digitized image available online. These works cover various fields: peinture, sculpture, manuscrit, beaux-arts, estampe, peinture, spectacle - fête.
Works by Renoir are held in 5 labeled 'Museum of France', including the musée d'Orsay. Each work entry indicates the holding museum, which allows planning a visit. Check with the museum whether the work is on display or in storage.
The data comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), distributed under Open License v2.0 (Etalab). The records are provided by the holding museums, and biographical information is extracted from the database fields.
No. Only cataloged and digitized works in the Joconde database appear on DellArte. Other works by Renoir may exist in museum reserves, private collections, or foreign museums. Digitization progresses each year.
Consult the work's record to identify the holding museum, then contact it to verify if the work is on display. Find out about opening hours and admission fees on the official museum website.
Works by Renoir belong to the following fields: peinture, sculpture, manuscrit, beaux-arts, estampe, peinture, spectacle - fête. The Joconde database documents the technique, period, and holding museum for each work.
According to the records in the Joconde database, works by Renoir employ the following techniques and materials: peinture à l'huile, toile, lithographie, papier, mortier, polychromie. Each work record details the technique in the 'Materials / Techniques' field.
Textual data are under Open License v2.0 and can be freely reused. For images, rights depend on the artist's date of death: if Renoir died over 70 years ago, their works are in the public domain in France. Otherwise, images remain under copyright.
Use the DellArte contact page to report the error. For corrections at the source (attribution, dating, biography), report them to the Ministry of Culture via data.culture.gouv.fr.
The Joconde database references over 50,000 artists. Explore the artist directory on DellArte to discover other creators from the same field or era as Renoir.