While on the island , he painted fifteen pictures of the views on the island , all featuring the bay and beach of Moulin Huet on the south coast .
The French impressionist painter Pierre - Auguste Renoir visited the island in late summer 1883 .
While on the island , Pierre - Auguste Renoir painted fifteen pictures of the views on the island , all featuring the bay and beach of Moulin Huet on the south coast .
The French impressionist painter Pierre - Auguste Renoir visited the island in late summer 1883 .