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Pierre Auguste Renoir is one of the masters of impressionnism. He had a workshop in Nice from 1911 to his death in 1919. It was one the banks of the Paillon river, at the corner of the rue Mortier and the quai St Jean Baptiste, today an avenue with the same name. Above was a flat which he rented and where he stayed in winter. He was treated there and the Massena high school where his younger son used to study was not far.
At that time, diminished by age and disease, he began to produce sculptures, associated with Richard Guino.
His permanent residence was in Cagnes sur Mer in the domaine des Collettes, which can be visited.
He is (among other children) the father of the famous movie director Jean Renoir.
Books on Auguste Renoir.