Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a painter originally associated with the Impressionist movement. His early works were typically Impressionist snapshots of real...
Rather, it emphasises the central role played by tactile sensations in Renoir's paintings, which are present in all the different phases of his career.
Though he began by painting landscapes in the Impressionist style, Renoir found his true affinity in portraits, after which he abandoned the Impressionists altogether.