The French artist was inspired by other modern painters that came before him, like Camille Pissarro and Edouard Manet, who opened paths for the new generation of artists. In 1881, Renoir traveled to see works of masters like Eugene Delacroix and Diego Velazquez. During that same year, the painter concluded the masterpiece Luncheon of the Boating Party, in which Aline Charigot posed as a model – a woman he would marry nine years later. They already had a child together before the marriage, Pierre Renoir, who became an actor – afterward, Pierre had a son named Claude who worked with filmmaking. Renoir’s other children were also artists – like Claude, who worked with ceramics and the filmmaker named Jean. The last phase of the painter’s career was the most challenging, as he developed rheumatoid arthritis around 1892 – a painful condition that forced him to move to a warmer location. In 1907, the Impressionist moved near the Mediterranean coast, in the French Riviera town called Cagnes-sur-Mer. His condition developed to a stage where he required assistance to grasp his paintbrushes. Renoir’s friend Richard Guino, who worked with clay sculptures, wished to help him by transferring his ideas into loose three-dimensional works and assisted him in this new medium. In 1919, the Impressionist had the honor of seeing his artworks in the Louvre, and he passed away by the end of the same year.