Pierre-Auguste Renoir Trivia Questions

This famous Impressionist work was completed in 1881 and depicts a group of friends at a restaurant along the Seine.

Renoir was born in Limoges on February 25, 1841, and his family later moved to Paris.

Renoir painted many portraits, including of children, women, and groups such as 'Madame Charpentier and Her Children'.

In 1897, Renoir broke his right arm in a bicycle accident and famously painted with his left hand during recovery.

The collapsible paint tube was invented by John Goffe Rand in 1841, not Renoir, though Renoir benefited from it.

'Luncheon of the Boating Party' was a success at the 1882 Impressionist exhibition, not rejected by the Salon.

In early 1882, Renoir visited Wagner in Palermo, Italy, and painted a quick oil portrait of the composer in about 35 minutes.

Jean Renoir (1894–1979) was a renowned French film director; Pierre-Auguste Renoir was his father.

Renoir was actually born in Limoges, a city in central France, not Paris.

Renoir was an Impressionist painter known for vibrant paintings; he did not focus on sculpture.

Renoir died on December 3, 1919, after World War I ended, at age 78.

In later years Renoir's arthritis was severe, so Renoir painted with a brush strapped to the hand to continue working.

In his later years, crippling rheumatoid arthritis deformed his hands, but he continued painting with brushes strapped to his fingers.

Renoir never won the Prix de Rome; it was awarded to academic painters like William Bouguereau, not Impressionists.

Renoir painted about 4,000 canvases, not over 6,000. However, he was the most prolific Impressionist, exceeding Monet and Pissarro.

Renoir’s palette typically consisted of seven colors: flake white, chrome yellow, Naples yellow, vermilion, madder lake, cobalt blue, and viridian, not six.