Fête Day at Marly-le-Roi

Fête Day at Marly-le-Roi
   Alfred Sisley

Regattas at Molesey

Regattas at Molesey   Alfred Sisley

The Saint Martin Canal

The Saint Martin Canal  Alfred Sisley

Les Petits Prés au printemps

Les Petits Prés au printemps   Alfred Sisley

L'inondation à Port-Marly

 L'inondation à Port-Marly    Alfred Sisley

Autumn Banks of the Seine near Bougival

Autumn Banks of the Seine near Bougival   Alfred Sisley

Moret Sur Loing in Morning Sun

Moret Sur Loing in Morning Sun  Alfred Sisley

Station At Sevres

Station At Sevres,  Alfred Sisley.

Provencher's Mill at Moret

Provencher's Mill at Moret,  Alfred Sisley.

Moret Sur Loing

Moret Sur Loing,  Alfred Sisley.

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

At the Louvre

At the Louvre, James Tissot

Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy, Meshkov Vasily Nikitich

The Book

The Book, e.e.cummings

Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait, 1910, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Terrace in Cagnes

Terrace in Cagnes, 1905, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Roses

Roses, 1890, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

The Bathers

The Bathers, 1887, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Mother Nursing Her Child

Mother Nursing Her Child (Aline [wife] and Pierre [first child]), 1886, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Notes:

The years between 1884 and 1887 are known as the "Dry Period" in the artist's life, and most critics at the time thought that he had gone astray.
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This crisis, however, was not just an individual matter. It affected not only Renoir, but also Monet, Pissaro and Degas and finally led to a complete collapse of this group of Impressionists
quoted from Peter Feist's Renoir

Dance at Bougival

Dance at Bougival (Suzanne Valadon and Paul Lhote), 1883, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

The Umbrellas

The Umbrellas, 1883, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Notes:

Renoir created a number of beautiful examples of the two prototypes of street scenes, i.e. both general impressions of streets and crowds of people randomly hurrying past one another and the same people observed at close quarters. It was the latter type that Renoir sought to capture in the life-size figures of The Umbrellas. He used subtle shades of blue, grey and brown and then added emphasis by means of some brightly glowing colours.

quoted from Renoir by Peter H.Feist

Two Sisters on the Terrace

Two Sisters on the Terrace, 1881, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Madame Charpentier and Her Children

Madame Charpentier and Her Children, 1878, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Le Moulin de la Galette

Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Notes:

The above painting is one of the most significant of Renoir. For a better resolution version go here

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The Moulin de la Galette is a windmill situated near the top of the district of Montmartre in Paris, France.
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In 1870, the owner Charles-Nicolas Debray, added a guinguette with a dancing room, and called it "Moulin de la Galette" in 1895. The "galette", is a small rye bread that Debray millers made and sold with a glass of milk. Now, in French, "galette" is the name of cake. In 1830, they replaced milk with wine (especially the local Montmartre wine) and the windmill by a cabaret.

The atmosphere was relaxed and customers more popular than in other establishments such as "Moulin Rouge". People came to "Moulin de la Galette" for enjoying and dancing.

quoted from Moulin de la Galette

The Theatre Box

The Theatre Box, 1874, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Notes: The man in this painting is Renoir's brother, Edmond

PS: I typed out La Loge in the title and then realized I'd done the translated titles for the rest. Somehow I always wonder about the validity of translating titles - don't have an answer though

Monet Painting in his garden at Argenteuil

Monet Painting in his garden at Argenteuil, 1873, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Mme Monet reading Le Figaro

Mme Monet reading Le Figaro, 1872, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Lise

Lise, 1867, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Notes:

Renoir's first masterpiece was his Lise of 1867, which was exhibited at the Salon the following spring. It was a full-length life-size portrait of his young girl-friend Lise - something which was normally only used for royalty.
quoted from RENOIR by Peter H.Feist

Frederic Bazille at his Easel

Frederic Bazille at his Easel, 1867, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Arum and Conservatory Plants

Arum and Conservatory Plants, 1864, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Dolce Far Niente - In the Courtyard

Dolce Far Niente - In the Courtyard, Fabio Fabbi

Dolce Far Niente

Dolce Far Niente, Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema

Dolce Far Niente

Dolce Far Niente, John Singer Sargent

Dolce Far Niente

Dolce Far Niente, John William Waterhouse

Dolce Far Niente

Dolce Far Niente, William Holman Hunt

Corner of an Eastern Courtyard

Corner of an Eastern Courtyard, Henry Wallis

Past and Present II (The Abandoned Daughters)

Past and Present II (The Abandoned Daughters), Augustus Leopold Egg

Southern Coast of Guernsey

Southern Coast of Guernsey, John Brett

Found Drowned

Found Drowned, George Frederick Watts

The Pretty Baa-Lambs

The Pretty Baa-Lambs, Ford Maddox Brown

Three

Composition Chequerboard, Piet Mondrian

Pigmentium turned three yesterday. Now is when it gets interesting to go archive digging.

Black Fish

Black Fish, Georges Braque

Mill in the Sunlight

Mill in the Sunlight, Piet Mondrian

Red Tree

Red Tree, Piet Mondrian

Gray Tree

Gray Tree, Piet Mondrian

Little Girl in Blue

Little Girl in Blue, Amadeo Modigliani

Portrait of Georg Gisz

Portrait of Georg Gisz, Hans Holbein the Younger

Portrait of Unknown Young Man at his Office

Portrait of Unknown Young Man at his Office, Hans Holbein the Younger

Portrait of an Old Man

Portrait of an Old Man, Hans Holbein the Younger

Portrait of Unknown Lady with a Squirrel and Starling

Portrait of Unknown Lady with a Squirrel and Starling, Hans Holbein the Younger