PierreAuguste Renoir - Art for Children Author:Ernest Lloyd Raboff A brief biography of the artist accompanies color reproductions and analyses of fifteen of his works. — Pierre-Auguste Renoir (25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty, it has been said that "Renoir is the final representat... more »ive of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau."« less