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Renoir: His Life and Works in 500 Images: an Illustrated Exlporation of the Artist, His Life and Context, With a Gallery of 300 of His Greatest Works
Renoir His Life and Works in 500 Images an Illustrated Exlporation of the Artist His Life and Context With a Gallery of 300 of His Greatest Works Author:Susie Hodge This fascinating new book looks in detail at Renoir's influences, life and works. The first part begins examines his style; it covers Renoir's techniques and training: painting copies at the Louvre; his time at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts; meeting his muse, Lise Trehot; working with fellow impressionist artists and his struggles for recognition. T... more »he volume then investigates Renoir's move away from Impressionism, his stay in Guernsey and also the changes to his personal life and the way in which these informed his work. It also documents his eventual success in the art world and considers the devastating series of illnesses and losses that blighted the end of Renoir's long painting career. The second part of the book is a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 glorious pictures, each accompanied by an in-depth analysis of its context within his life, his technique and his body of work as a whole.« less