Pierre-Auguste RenoirFrench, 1841–1919Le Pont Neuf
Pont Neuf, Paris
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Le Pont Neuf” now? National Gallery of Art, Gallery 89 · West Building, Main Floor, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.
Open now· until 5:00 PM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Le Pont-Neuf is an 1872 oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It is held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Details
- Accession number
- 1970.17.58
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Pierre-Auguste Renoir
The whole life1870
Birth of his daughter Jeanne
Lise Tréhot gave birth to a daughter, Jeanne Marguerite; Renoir refused to officially acknowledge paternity or to marry Lise.
21 July 1870
Daughter born: Jeanne Tréhot
1870–1871
Service in a cuirassier regiment
During the Franco-Prussian War Renoir was called up and served in a cuirassier regiment, where he learned to ride. On 10 March 1871 he was discharged from the army and returned to Paris in April.
1871
Incident on the Seine during the Commune
During the Paris Commune, Communards took Renoir, who was painting on the banks of the Seine, for a spy and nearly threw him into the river; the artist was recognized and saved by the Commune leader Raoul Rigault, whom Renoir had once helped.
December 1873
Founding the society of the future Impressionists
Renoir and his friends created the Anonymous Cooperative Society of Artists, Painters, Sculptors and Engravers — the future Impressionist group.
15 April – 15 May 1874
First Impressionist exhibition
Renoir took an active part in organizing the exhibition and showed a pastel and six paintings, among them "The Dancer" and "La Loge" (The Theater Box). It was at his suggestion that the catalogue carried the title of Monet's painting "Impression, Sunrise," which gave rise to the word "Impressionists."
