Renoir

Zusatztext A lavishly illustrated and well-researched monograph? Refreshingly free of the myth-making tone that characterizes much monographic writing about Renoir. Distel’s book presents a careful! unbiased reconstruction of the complexity and nuance of the artist’s unfolding life and career. Summing up: Recommended. — Choice This gorgeous monograph might just be the definitive volume on the beloved artist. — FRANCE magazine Informationen zum Autor Anne Distel , a specialist in Impressionist painting, is emeritus curator-at-large of the French patrimony. During her distinguished career in the Musées de France, she organized important exhibitions devoted to Renoir, Seurat, and Caillebotte, among others. Klappentext This vivid, insightful account of the life of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, one of the most prominent and beloved of the Impressionist painters--is enlivened by quotations from the artist himself, his friends, and his family, including his son, film director Jean Renoir. 206 illustrations, 128 in color. Zusammenfassung Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) stands out among the great artists for his willingness to paint pictures that are straightforwardly pretty and charming. This title offers an account of the life of the man who created such singularly sparkling works.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Distel, Distel Anne
• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.02.2010
• EAN: 9780789210579
• ISBN: 978-0-7892-1057-9
• Dimensions: 292 mm x 345 mm x 48 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / History / General, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, History of Art, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs, Impressionism, Paintings and painting, Art & design styles: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionism