"Why shouldn't art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world."~ Pierre-Auguste Renoir.In the village of Cagnes-sur- sea, France in Provence -Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Pierre-Auguste Renoir died on December 3, 1919 at the age of 78. During his life he had many supporters and followers, and it was clear that being an artist was not just a profession for him, but a way of life. REWIND. An exceptionally talented baby was born on February 25, 1841 in Limoges, France. This beautifully artistic baby was named Pierre-Auguste Renoir. During his lifetime, Renoir's greatest supporters were his family. In 1890, Pierre-Auguste Renoir married his longtime girlfriend, Aline Victoria Charigot. She served as a model for Renoir in his painting Les Déjeuners des Canotiers. Like most artists, Renoir was said to have had a romantic affair with a seamstress who soon became his model around 1867, her name was Lise Tréhot. She was said to have given birth to her first child, Jeanne, in 1870. Whether this claim was true or not, Renoir never publicly considered her supposed first child during her lifetime. Nevertheless, Renoir had his first legal child Pierre in 1885, his second son Jean in 1894, and his last son Claude in 1901, with his beloved wife Aline. Eventually, Jean became a successful filmmaker and Pierre became an effective stage and film actor. Throughout his life, Renoir painted numerous works depicting his wife and his daily family life, including his children and his nanny; Gabrielle Renard, Aline's dear cousin. Besides his family, Renoir was influenced by many different people. Early in his career, he was apprenticed to a porcelain painter, and under his guidance, learned...... middle of paper...... the bright, flamboyant, saturated colors he used, but also particularly admired because of her talent for beautifully uniting characters with each other and their environment. In the late 1860s, Claude Monet and Renoir came to the conclusion that the shadows were neither black nor brown, but actually reflected the color of the objects around them. Afterwards, in 1890, Renoir used storks with fine brushes and opted for a more summary style, focusing more on the contours of the characters. He remarkably combined a happy outlook with bold contrasting lines that appeal to the audience. Very late in his career, Renoir used very strong colors and thick brushstrokes to capture the audience's attention. Nevertheless, throughout Renoir's successful artistic life, his works represented more than just paint on a canvas, but the warmth and richness of the world and all its inhabitants..