Impressionism is a movement in painting, which developed in the 19th century. It arose because certain painters became unhappy and unsatisfied with having to continually paint classical subjects. There were many impressionist artists, these artist were concerned with light, outline, color, and shadow in painting.
There were some painters who formed a group, which was known as the "Tame-. These impressionists worked on painting life in the open air. Although there were painters who enjoyed it, they particularly specialized in painting landscapes. These painters included Alfred Sisley, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Gustave Caillebotte, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt and many more. These artist worked on painting the world around them as they saw it, and displayed their works in exhibitions.
Pierre Auguste Renoir was born in Limoges, France on February 25, 1841. His father was a tailor . Renoir came from a poor family. He moved to Paris at the age of four, and worked as a child in a porcelain factory. At the age of thirteen he started earning his living by painting flowers on china dishes, and after a certain period of time he started decorating fans and window blinds. At seventeen he copied painting onto fans and lampshades, saving enough money he decided to study art. Attending Ecole des Beaux-Arts he studies art with Gleyre. Renoir studied painting from 1962 to 1963 at the Academy of the Swiss painter chartes Gabriel Gleyre in Paris.
Two French artists influenced Renoir's early work, Claude Monet, for the way he used light, and Eugene Delacroix, for the manner in his use of color. His first painting exhibition was in Paris, during 1864. In 1870 Renoir was a teacher in an impressionist school, however, he was not satisfied with his work. He was known for his famous impressionist works, Le Balau Moulin de la Galette, which was painted in 1876 and now hangs in the Louver in Paris.
