The paintings of Auguste Renoir stand as pillars of Impressionism. This exhibition at the Morgan offers new insights into another, rarely examined facet of his oeuvre—sketches. Born in 1841 in Limoges, France, Renoir had a natural predisposition for drawing. And yet his works on paper, ranging from portraits to on-the-spot landscapes, went widely unseen by the public. Paper served as the launching pad for Renoir’s paintings, allowing him to experiment and test different ideas. The first exhibition in a century to examine these works on paper, “Renoir’s Drawings” invites viewers into the master’s creative process. —Maggie Turner