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Pierre Auguste Renoir

Jugglers at the Cirque Fernando, by Renoir, 1879
oil on canvas


Clown in the Circus, by Renoir
oil on canvas

Like many of his contemporaries, Renoir did a number of works revolving around the circus.

Renoir was much more concerned with human form rather than nature and landscape, which was Monet's favourite subject. He loved to show the bustling life of Paris, which is evident in his works involving the circus.

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