Artwork

The Clown

The Clown, by Auguste Renoir, oil, 1868
The Clown, by Auguste Renoir, oil, 1868

The Clown is an oil painting by the Realist artist Auguste Renoir. It dates from 1868 and is held in the collection of the Kröller-Müller Museum.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Auguste Renoir

Artist

Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on 25 February 1841 in Limoges, the son of a tailor and a seamstress.

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