Renoir Lives Through Montblanc’s New ‘Masters of Art’ Collection
The newest Montblanc collection invites the user to immerse themselves in the world of an artistic pioneer, serving as an enduring tribute to the Impressionist spirit.
Words Randolf Maala-Resueño
Photos Montblanc
April 21, 2025
Referential across cultures, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and his revolutionary role in impressionism continue to leave a lasting mark on visual storytelling. His distinctive brushwork and devotion to capturing the fleeting beauty of light and movement helped shape the artistic landscape of the 19th century. Inspired by this legacy, Montblanc celebrates Renoir’s spirit of creativity and craftsmanship through the culture of writing.
In its latest collection, Montblanc Masters of Art Homage to Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the maison revisits the brilliance of the French artist. Upholding Montblanc’s commitment to aesthetic excellence, each edition in the collection is crafted according to the golden ratio—ensuring perfect harmony in form and proportion.
Masters of Art Homage to Pierre-Auguste Renoir Limited Edition 4810
The Limited Edition 4810 features design details reflecting his passion for colour, light, and nature–an ode to Renoir’s talents as a painter and drawing artist. Dabs of hand-applied paint in shades of green, blue, yellow, light rose, and grey reflect Renoir’s vibrant masterpieces.
The yellow gold nib is intricately decorated with a folding fan, a motif often seen in Renoir’s portraits of women. A further demonstration of craftsmanship, the cone features a silverpoint tip, a tribute to Renoir’s exceptional drawing skills.
Masters of Art Homage to Pierre-Auguste Renoir Limited Edition 888
Inspired by Renoir’s work in a porcelain manufacture, the Limited Edition 888 is adorned with an elegant translucent white lacquer, reminiscent of the fine porcelain he once decorated.
A gold-framed lacquer motif on the cap shows a flower inspired by Renoir, while the platinum-coated cap top ring bears the engraving 1854, the year in which Renoir began his apprenticeship as a porcelain painter.
Masters of Art Homage to Pierre-Auguste Renoir Limited Edition 161
The Limited Edition 161 pays homage to the so-called “Periode Nacree” or “pearly period,” when Renoir’s color palette became softer and lighter, consisting of white and rose tones. The mother-of-pearl inlays on the barrel reflect the iridescent light that characterises paintings such as Woman with a Hat, while the sterling silver cap bears a finely sculpted relief of this work.
Masters of Art Homage to Pierre-Auguste Renoir Limited Edition 92
The Limited Edition 92 takes inspiration from one of Renoir’s most renowned paintings during the impressionism period, “Luncheon of the Boating Party,” with the gold cap engraved with a braid pattern reminiscent of the typical straw hats worn by the subjects in his painting.
The Montblanc emblem is made of mother-of-pearl and set in light brown Kalahari Jasper to convey the warm atmosphere of the light-filled scene.
Masters of Art Homage to Pierre-Auguste Renoir Limited Edition 8
The Limited Edition 8 is an homage to Renoir’s masterpiece “The Great Bathers” and his “Ingresque period” between 1883 and 1887, during which his style changed to become more conventional.
The hand-painted lacquer on the gold cap and barrel echoes the colours chosen in “The Great Bathers” while the view of the back of the girl bathing in the foreground is the central figure on the barrel as an artfully hand-engraved solid gold inlay using the Bulino technique, wherein the engraving is made up of thousands of small engraved dots and lines.
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The collection is completed with a Notebook, the cover of which features a recreation of Renoir’s 1916 painting “Landscape” (“Paysage”), and a deep purple ink presented in a signature Montblanc glass ink bottle.
The artist’s use of the ultramarine colour also inspires a pair of steel cufflinks decorated with sodalite and mother-of-pearl.
The Montblanc Masters of Art Homage to Pierre-Auguste Renoir collection celebrates timeless art using expertly selected materials and exquisite workmanship that brings Renoir's legacy to life.
Montblanc and the newest collection are available at Rustans Makati, Rustans Shangri-La, Rustans Cebu, Greenbelt 5, and Solaire Resort Entertainment City starting April 2025.
