Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919 : a dream of harmony /

Pierre-Auguste Renoir is universally acclaimed and celebrated - museums pride themselves on his paintings, crowds flock to his retrospectives. His work shows art at its most light-hearted, sensual and luminous. This work features a chronological summary of his life and work.

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Main Authors: Feist, Peter H. (Peter Heinz), 1928-
Group Author: Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919.
Published: Taschen,
Publisher Address: Köln :
Publication Dates: [2012]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
German
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Summary: Pierre-Auguste Renoir is universally acclaimed and celebrated - museums pride themselves on his paintings, crowds flock to his retrospectives. His work shows art at its most light-hearted, sensual and luminous. This work features a chronological summary of his life and work.
Item Description: Original ed.: c1986.
Carrier Form: 95 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 31 cm
ISBN: 9783836539654
3836539659
Index Number: ND553
CLC: K835.655.72
Call Number: K835.655.72/R418F
Contents: Renoir's family, friends and teachers, 1841-1867 -- A new style of art, 1867-1871 -- The great decade of impressionism -- The crisis of impressionism and the Dry Period, 1883-1887 -- Sickness and old age 1888-1919 -- Renoir's late works -- Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919 : his life and work.