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Who was Auguste Renoir?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
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Qui était Auguste Renoir ?
Who was Auguste Renoir?
Answer. A French impressionist painter.
Un peintre impressionniste français.
Auguste Renoir (1841 to 1919) painted Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette and Luncheon of the Boating Party. He liked to paint joyful scenes of everyday life.
The official text that proves it
« Renoir est un peintre français qui a peint des scènes joyeuses de la vie quotidienne, des portraits lumineux, et des représentations de la nature, des fêtes ou des moments intimes. »
Renoir is a French painter who painted joyful scenes of everyday life, luminous portraits, and depictions of nature, celebrations or intimate moments.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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