Pierre-Auguste Renoir, commonly known as
Auguste Renoir ( or ; ; 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, and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from
Rubens to
Watteau."