Renoir : his life, art, and letters
White, Barbara Ehrlich
Renoir : his life, art, and letters / Barbara Ehrlich White - New York : Abrams , c2010 - 311 p. : illus. ; 36 cm
1841-1870: Bohemian life --1871-1877: leader of the Impressionists --1878-1880: triumph at the salon --1881-1883: travels abroad --1884-1889: fatherhood and middle age --1890-1899: marriage, acclaim, and illness --1900-1909: international recognition --1910-1919: "the greatest living painter."
This volume contrasts the life of the French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) - his personal struggles against crippling arthritis and the disfavor of Renoir's patrons when he developed a new style - with the flood of expression that his paintings revealed. With 391 illustrations this book covers the full scope of Renoir's work, from paintings and watercolors to sketches and drawings, including portraiture, landscapes, and still lives. Documented throughout, the book contains hundreds of Renoir's personal letters, many of them previously unpublished, as well as letters of friends and patrons.
English
0810996073
Renoir, Pierre Auguste (, 1841-1919)
Painters---France----Biography
Painters
REF 759.4 REN
Renoir : his life, art, and letters / Barbara Ehrlich White - New York : Abrams , c2010 - 311 p. : illus. ; 36 cm
1841-1870: Bohemian life --1871-1877: leader of the Impressionists --1878-1880: triumph at the salon --1881-1883: travels abroad --1884-1889: fatherhood and middle age --1890-1899: marriage, acclaim, and illness --1900-1909: international recognition --1910-1919: "the greatest living painter."
This volume contrasts the life of the French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) - his personal struggles against crippling arthritis and the disfavor of Renoir's patrons when he developed a new style - with the flood of expression that his paintings revealed. With 391 illustrations this book covers the full scope of Renoir's work, from paintings and watercolors to sketches and drawings, including portraiture, landscapes, and still lives. Documented throughout, the book contains hundreds of Renoir's personal letters, many of them previously unpublished, as well as letters of friends and patrons.
English
0810996073
Renoir, Pierre Auguste (, 1841-1919)
Painters---France----Biography
Painters
REF 759.4 REN
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