The Impressionists: Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a comfortable, loving family man who depicted happiness and colorful beauty in his work without it ever seeming saccharin. This video profiles the life and paintings of the amiable Renoir, who was one of the pioneers and stalwarts of what came to be labeled "impressionism." When first unveiled, this style shocked the art world, which initially refused to accept the style as high art. This program discusses how Renoir's now-famous 1876 painting Le Moulin de la Galette shook up the art establishment with its dappled lighting technique.