today i learned that his full name was pierre-auguste renoir. he was born Feb. 25 1841 and died Dec. 3 1919.

Pierre-Auguste was an important member of the Impressionist movement of the nineteenth century. His large body of work includes many portraits of children and women in lively social situations. "Why shouldn't art be pretty?" Renoir quipped. "There are enough unpleasant things in the world."