Reproductions of French impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s works are on display at the “Meet Renoir Under Olive Trees” exhibition.

    The original works were painted in the last 20 years of the artist’s life, which were spent at Les Collettes, a farm full of olive trees. The original paintings are now scattered among some 20 museums worldwide and the one-off copies were made more than a decade ago for a film about Renoir’s life by his great-grandson Jacques Renoir, a film director and photographer. Jacques Renoir’s black-and-white photos of Les Collettes are also on show.

    Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty, and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that “Renoir was the final representative of a tradition which ran directly from Rubens to Watteau.”

    Around 1892, Renoir developed rheumatoid arthritis. In 1907, he moved to the warmer climate of Les Collettes. Renoir’s paintings are notable for their vibrant light and saturated color, most often focusing on people in intimate and candid compositions.

    Dates: Until Oct. 7

    Open: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. (Sun.-Thur.), 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m. (Fri.-Sat.)

    Tickets: 25 yuan (students), 50 yuan (adults), 80 yuan (2 adults + 1 kid)

    Venue: Yitian Holiday Plaza, 9028 Shennan Boulevard, Nanshan District (南山区深南大道9028号益田假日广场)

    Metro: Luobao or Shekou Line, Window of the World Station (世界之窗站), Exit A(SD News)