Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of the central figures of Impressionism, celebrated for his warm, sensuous depictions of social leisure, female nudes, and the pleasures of Parisian life. His most beloved work, Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (1876), captures a Sunday afternoon dance in Montmartre with shimmering light and joyous crowd. In his later years, crippled by severe rheumatoid arthritis, he had his brushes strapped to his wrists and continued painting until the day he died.
