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There are some things in painting which cannot be explained, and that something is essential.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Age: 78 †
Born: 1841
Born: February 25
Died: 1919
Died: December 3
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My concern has always been to paint nudes as if they were some splendid fruit.
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I want a red to be sonorous, to sound like a bell. If it doesn't turn out that way, I add more reds and other colors until I get it.
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To get someone to pose, you have to be very good friends and above all speak the language.
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