Impressionism, a historical reconstruction:

Auguste Renoir

(1841-1919)

overview of his pictures

Intro:
On this page you will an overview the paintings and other art-works of Auguste Renoir that are used on this website. The emphasize is on the works shown at the ‘impressionist’ expositions (in 1874, 1876, 1877 and 1882), at the Salon and at other exhibitions. The works will be shown per theme (landscapes; figures in landscapes; portraits and figures; still lifes; other art-works). In total you will find 223 pictures.
At the bottom of this page you will find an overview of sources that render overviews of the pictures of Auguste Renoir and to which I refer with codes in the subscriptions of the pictures.
Note: If you double click on the first (of a cluster of) pictures and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. Enjoy!

 

Landscapes:
Renoir hardly dated his landscapes. Often the dating is disputed and diverse suggestions are given. I will render the landscapes chronological (after the latest insights) and partly thematical, so you can discern a development within the same theme. When the landscape is more prominent than the depicted figures, it will be shown here below.
Namely interesting is the following exhibition catalogue: Bailey, Colin B. e.o.: The landscapes of Renoir, 1865-1883, exhibition catalogue London, Ottawa and Philadelphia. London, 2007 (=R460).

Figures in a landscape:
In many landscapes Renoir depicted (small) anonymous figures. Most of them, you will see above. In other landscapes these figures are larger, even prominant or are known sitters. These you will find here below. In these pictures the influence of atmospherical conditions often can be discerned. Typical is his rendering of leaves filtered light. The pictures will be rendered chronological (which is often disputed) and partly thematical, so you can also see a development within one theme. Most prominent is this development in his nudes. First using a bit more classical rendering (1867-70). Than around 1876 (CR201) a highlight of impressionist painting in which the nude dissolves in the background, using a caleidoscope of small coloured strokes. Than in his Grandes Baigneuses (1884-87) the bodies are more explicitly lined and the composition schemed (distorting the body position of the bather to the left).

 

Portraits and figure paintings:
Renoir made many portraits and other figure paintings. 1881 onwards nudes became a main theme of Renoir, namely young women bathers (the dating is more than once disputed). When figures are depicted in a landscape, they will be shown above. The pictures will be partly shown in a more thematical order.

 

Still lifes:
Throughout his life Renoir made several still lifes. Some are impressionist master pieces. The dating is more than once disputed.

 

 

Other art-works:
Renoir also made pictures with other techniques to make art-works, like pastels and drawings. Here below you will find some of them.

 

Engravings:
Renoir also has made some engravings. Loys Delteil has listed these works in his 17th volume of ‘Le peintre-graveurs illustré’ (=R138XVII).
In the future I will render some examples.

 

Sculptures:
Around 1907 Renoir started to make some sculptures and medallions. From 1913-17 he was assisted by Richard Guino, a pupil of Maillol. 1918 onwards he is assisted by Louis Morel. (R31,p290;R30,p14)
In the future I will render some examples.

 

Overviews in other sources:
There are several sources that also provide an overview of the pictures of Auguste Renoir.
In 1920 Meier-Graefe published his second edition of his biography; it included 100 pictures (aR14=iR19). The first edition was published in 1911.
In 1919 Vollard published a biography (in French) which included 51+2 reproductions and 174 drawings; it also includes an index of names (aR19=iR19). The English translation published in 1925 includes an appendix in which in a chronological order paintings of Renoir are mentioned (aR17=iR19). Note: not all reproductions in the 1919 edition are noted in the 1925 appendix.
In 1921 Georges Rivière published his biography ‘Renoir et ses amis’; it includes 94 pictures (aR18=iR19=R82)
Note: because of the limited amount of pictures, I mostly won’t refer to these publications.
In 1971 François Daulte published his ‘Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint (vol.I: figures 1860-1890; Lausanne) (=1D=1CR=R108). Many sources refer to this catalogue raisonné.
In 1972 Elda Fezzi published ‘L’opera completa di Renoir nel periodo impressionista, 1869-83 (Milan) (=1F=R193).
WikiPedia provides two online versions: iR6 + iR6 (with several options).
I use the Dutch edition edited by Dony / Braun (=R30).
In 1985 Fezzi published a second edition called ‘Tout l’oeuvre peint de Renoir; période impressionniste 1869-1883 (=2F=R190). Note: it seems just a translation of the 1972 publication, but the ordering of the paintings is different.
From 2007-2014 Dauberville published 5 volumes: ‘Catalogue raisonné des tableaux, pastels, dessins et aquarelles’ (=2D=2CR=R185). There are not many sources that refer to this catalogue raisonné.
The Widenstein Plattner Institute (=iR180) is developing an online catalogue raisonné. They started with the still lifes Renoir made: digitalprojects.wpi.art/renoir/artworks (iR179). I am looking forward to the development of this great project!
See also another overview of the pictures of Renoir on WikiPedia (iR3).

In the future I want to render all the codes possible at each painting, so 1D=1F=2F=2D. I also want to render an overview of each Fezzi 1985 number, with corresponding 1D +1F +2D numbers. Helas, the 5 volume large catalogue raisonné of Dauberville doesn’t provide this overview.

 

Sources:
See for the used sources at the bottom of the main page about Auguste Renoir. For explanation of the subscriptions, see here.

 

Recommanded citation: “Impressionism: Auguste Renoir, an overview of his pictures. Last modified 2026/04/11. https://www.impressionism.nl/renoir-overview-pictures/”

 

In the future I will add some more pictures.