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A painting by Pierre August Renoir
inspired Joel Toft to this painting,
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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encyclopedia
Pierre-Auguste Renoir[1]
(French: [pjɛʁ
oɡyst ʁənwaʁ]; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French
artist who was a leading painter in the development of the
Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially
feminine
sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final
representative of a tradition which runs directly from
Rubens to
Watteau."[2]
He was the father of actor
Pierre Renoir (1885–1952), filmmaker
Jean Renoir (1894–1979) and ceramic artist Claude Renoir
(1901–1969). He was the grandfather of the filmmaker
Claude Renoir (1913–1993), son of Pierre.
Life
Youth

The Theater Box, 1874,
Courtauld Institute Galleries, London
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born
in
Limoges,
Haute-Vienne, France, in 1841. His father, Léonard Renoir, was a
tailor of modest means, so, in 1844, Renoir's family moved to Paris in
search of more favorable prospects. The location of their home, in rue
d’Argenteuil in central
Paris, placed Renoir in proximity to the Louvre. Although the
young Renoir had a natural proclivity for drawing, he exhibited a
greater talent for singing. His talent was encouraged by his teacher,
Charles Gounod, who was the choirmaster at the Church of St Roch
at the time. However, due to the family's financial circumstances,
Renoir had to discontinue his music lessons and leave school at the
age of thirteen to pursue an apprenticeship at a
porcelain factory.[3][4]
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Pontus Furstenberg
by Ernst Josepbson
inspired Joel Toft to do this painting,
(699)
Oil on canvas
25 x 33 cm
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Ernst
Josephson
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David and Saul
(1878) Nationalmuseum

Strömkarlen
(1882-1884) Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde
Ernst
Abraham Josephson (1851-1906) was a Swedish painter and poet. He
specialized in portraits,
genre scenes of folklife and folklore.[1][2]
Background
He was born to
a middle-class family of merchants of Jewish ancestry. His uncle,
Ludvig Josephson (1832-1899) was a dramatist and his uncle Jacob
Axel Josephson (1818-1880) was a composer. When he was ten, his father
Ferdinand Semy Ferdinand Josephson (1814-1861) left home and he was
raised by his mother, Gustafva Jacobsson (1819-1881) and three older
sisters.[1][3][4]
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Pontus Fürstenberg
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Portrait of Fürstenberg by
Ernst Josephson
Pontus Fürstenberg
(4 October 1827 – 10 April 1902) was a
Swedish
art collector and merchant from a Jewish family. He
was married to Göthilda Magnus. ...
Pontus supported artists in many
ways, not only with food, room, clothes and art materials, but he also
helped them to study abroad in places like
Paris.
He also would pay artist's debts for them. For this support Pontus
received paintings and other pieces or arts. Without Pontus's direct
and indirect patronage, artists like
Carl Larsson,
Ernst Josephson and
Anders Zorn would not have been able to focus exclusively on their
art.
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Diana and her nymphs
by
Peter Paul Rubens
Inspired Joel Toft to do this painting (781).
Oil on canvas
35 x 48 cm
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