Renoir

American  

[ren-wahr, ren-wahr, ruh-nwar] / ˈrɛn wɑr, rɛnˈwɑr, rəˈnwar /

noun

1. Jean 1894–1979, French film director and writer.

2. his father Pierre Auguste 1841–1919, French painter.

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Renoir British  

/ ˈrɛnwɑː, rənwar /

noun

1. Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1894–1979, French film director: his films include La grande illusion (1937), La règle du jeu (1939), and Diary of a Chambermaid (1945)

2. his father, Pierre Auguste (pjɛr oɡyst). 1841–1919, French painter. One of the initiators of impressionism, he broke away from the movement with his later paintings, esp his many nude studies, which are more formal compositions

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Example Sentences

We are prepared for these stunning images by an introductory, chronological selection that begins with a few of Renoir’s earliest surviving drawings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pascal Perrin, an art historian and Renoir expert, lauded the "exceptional condition of the work, which has undergone no restoration" while presenting the canvas.

From Barron's

Not for him were the depictions of the lives and leisure of the wealthy or the bourgeoisie favored by Renoir, Cassatt and Morisot.

From The Wall Street Journal

He owned a Renoir, a Gulfstream, a helicopter, plus, of course, a yacht.

From Literature

He said, “I grew up in Chicago, that Renoir is called Two Sisters on the Terrace, and it’s hanging on a wall at the Art Institute of Chicago.”

From Los Angeles Times