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In
1864, Renoir had his first success with a painting
of the Esmeralda Dancing with her Goat around
a Fire Illuminating the Entire Crowd of Vagabonds.
He had entered the painting in the Salon, a
French exhibition of painting. For some reason,
he destroyed the painting after the exhibition,
but this led the way to his future greatness.
Renoir became a member in the circle of young
painters including Claude Monet (1840-1924),
Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), and Frédéric Bazille
(1841-1870) each of who made their mark on the
art world as great masters of impressionism.
And in many ways, Renoir can be considered the
most popular of them all.
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