Renoirs

The Renoirs were a French artistic family prominent in painting and cinema from the 19th into the 20th century. The best-known member is Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919), a central figure in the development of Impressionism whose luminous tableaux of figures and landscapes helped define the movement. His son Jean Renoir (1894–1979) became a celebrated film director, screenwriter, and actor, renowned for La Grande Illusion (1937) and The Rules of the Game (1939).

Across generations, the Renoirs contributed to visual arts and cinema, with family members active in painting, filmmaking, and related creative disciplines. The surname remains associated with French cultural history and its influential role in modern art and film, reflecting the enduring legacy of this artistic lineage.