Pierre-Auguste RenoirFrancia, 1841–1919Portrait d'Adèle Besson
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- Da.970.1.97 ; AM 4224 P(17)
Mientras tanto, en la vida de Pierre-Auguste Renoir
La vida entera1917
"The Umbrellas" at the National Gallery in London
When "The Umbrellas" was exhibited alongside the old masters, hundreds of British artists and art lovers sent Renoir their congratulations, noting that a contemporary had taken his rightful place in European painting.
19 de febrero de 1919 · Distinción
Commander of the Legion of Honour
August 1919
Last visit to Paris
Renoir came to Paris for the last time to look at his painting on display in the Louvre.
November 1919
Final illness: working to the end
In late November Renoir fell ill with pneumonia but kept working: on 1 December he sat for the sculptor Gimond and painted a still life with apples, and the next day a still life with anemones. In his delirium he asked for a palette to paint two snipes.
3 de diciembre de 1919
Died
