Pierre-Auguste Renoir
French · 1841–1919 · Painter, Printmaker
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a leading French Impressionist artist. In his depiction of feminine beauty, Renoir has been described as "the final representative of a tradition… (Wikipedia)
2 works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir with an auction history (offered more than once) →
1 work by Pierre-Auguste Renoir coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓
Record prices
Après le bainKornfeld · CHF 500,000≈ $626,850≈ £462,893≈ €534,946Sign up to see
Paysage aux oliviersPhillips · HK$4,902,000≈ $625,740≈ £471,155≈ €543,319Sign up to see
Vase de fleurs des champsBonhams · $572,000≈ £426,802≈ €493,103Sign up to see
Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
539 results · page 14 of 14
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000
- Baigneuse debout, Um 1880Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 125,000–
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €40,000–60,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $600–900
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–500
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,000
- Le Chapeau Épinglé, 2e planche, Circa 1898Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €22,000–25,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,800
- Unsold / did not meet reserve
- Le Chapeau Épinglé, 2e planche, Circa 1898Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €25,000–30,000
Also offered, result not published (56)
Lots by Pierre-Auguste Renoir that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir signature
193 catalogued lots by Pierre-Auguste Renoir record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (46% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed 'Renoir' lower right
— Paysage aux oliviers, Phillips, Mar 29, 2026Signed in the plate on the lower left: Renoir
— Le chapeau épinglé (La fille de Berthe Morisot et sa cousine), 3e planche, im Kinsky, May 21, 2025Signed "Renoir" upper left
— Jeune femme assise, Phillips, May 15, 2024
About Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a leading French Impressionist artist. In his depiction of feminine beauty, Renoir has been described as "the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau."
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In museum collections
By the Seashore, 1883
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Eugène Murer (Hyacinthe-Eugène Meunier, 1841–1906), 1877
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Tilla Durieux (Ottilie Godeffroy, 1880–1971), 1914
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0The Daughters of Catulle Mendès, Huguette (1871–1964), Claudine (1876–1937), and Helyonne (1879–1955), 1888
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0