Claude Monet vs Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Two painters, their most-loved works next to each other. Facts from museum records and Wikipedia.
French painter (1840–1926)
- Works here
- 12
- Dated
- 1866–1906
- Main era
- Impressionism
- Where to see
- Art Institute of Chicago, Musée Marmottan Monet, Musée d'Orsay, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Oscar-Claude Monet was a French painter and founder of Impressionism who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. During his long career, he was the most consistent and prolific practitioner of Impressionism's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions of nature, especially as applied to plein air (outdoor) landscape painting.
French painter and sculptor (1841–1919)
- Works here
- 16
- Dated
- 1874–1892
- Main era
- Impressionism
- Where to see
- The Phillips Collection, Musée d'Orsay, Art Institute of Chicago, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a leading French Impressionist artist. In his depiction of feminine beauty, Renoir has been described as "the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau."
