More and more people loathe Renoir – Is it time for a revival?

Looking at the further works of the author, his specialty seem to be shock-value clickbait. So we can probably ignore him.

And the "more and more people" seems to be a crank who organized a silly protest on Boston Common, a quote from a contemporary novelist, and a friend labelled "discerning." Visceral disgust at Renoir calls into question your discernment.

> Hating Renoir is...rooted in the feeling that a modern nude should express some convincing quotient of reality.

Renoir is hardly a modern painter. Should we go back and impose the ideals of musique concrete on Mozart?

Renoir hating is one of the dumbest hipster trends out there. It is one of those idiotic self-congratulatory instagram movements which are designed to just cause mild shock enough to be followed and perhaps gather the attention of a bored journalist. Of course you have to be very careful that the shock is really mild and it does not affect the interests of anyone powerful, otherwise you won't get into the papers.

I am far from being an expert in art, but I like looking at Renoir paintings, they bring me joy and that pretty much makes them good art.

To call into doubt the artistic skill of Renoir, in today's age when artistic skill is mostly lacking and decreasing fast is stupid and embarrassing. If you think Renoir lacked skill, stop bitching and pain something better. Because when I look at contemporary art I see ever decreasing skills replaced with various stunts, shock value and technology.

Yes, it is true he painted mostly young women. Well perhaps he found young women beautiful. Many of us do you know. If you find something else beautiful perhaps you can create art that shows that and not shit on Renoir's pretty fantasies.

If you are gonna hate, hate Degas, what g*d damn pervert! I can imagine the jolly time Dodgson and Degas had rowing their boats up a brackish stream.