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Renoir

Renoir

Paperback

Series: The Hermann Genius Pocket Guide

Art HistoryIndividual Artists

Publisher Price: $10.99

ISBN13: 9798900080024
Publisher: Hermann Editions
Published: Sep 30 2026
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.21 Width: 4.11 Depth: 6.91
Language: English

Enter the warm and colorful world of Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), the French Impressionist celebrated for his radiant scenes of leisure, friendship, dance, gardens, and modern Parisian life. This pocket guide traces Renoir's career from his early experiments with light and broken color to the more classical figure paintings of his later years. Learn what to look for in his soft brushwork, glowing flesh tones, lively groups, rich fabrics, and ability to convey movement and sociability. Biographical insights, engaging anecdotes, a personal portrait, and memorable quotations reveal the perseverance and curiosity that sustained his long artistic journey. A close examination of one acclaimed masterpiece explores the careful organization underlying its relaxed atmosphere. With more than 65 full-color reproductions, this inviting volume offers a vivid introduction to an artist whose paintings celebrate beauty, companionship, and the sensory pleasures of the visible world.

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