Renoir. Painter of Happiness by Néret, Gilles

Renoir. Painter of Happiness

"Why shouldn't art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world." --Pierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir's timelessly...
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Author: Gilles Néret
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Renoir. Painter of Happiness by Néret, Gilles

Renoir. Painter of Happiness

BD$45.22

Renoir. Painter of Happiness

BD$45.22
Author: Gilles Néret
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

"Why shouldn't art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world." --Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir's timelessly charming paintings still reflect our ideals of happiness, love, and beauty. TASCHEN's Renoir: Painter of Happiness, the most comprehensive retrospective of his work yet published, examines the personal history and motivation behind the legend. Though he began by painting landscapes in the Impressionist style, Renoir (1841-1919) found his true affinity once he started painting portraits, after which he abandoned the Impressionists altogether. Though often misunderstood and criticized, Renoir remains one of history's most well-loved painters--undoubtedly because his works exude such warmth, tenderness, and good cheer.

In an incisive text tracing the artist's career and stylistic evolution, Gilles Néret shows how Renoir reinvented the female form in painting, with his everyday goddesses and their plump forms, rounded hips and breasts. This last phase in Renoir's work, in which he returned to the simple pleasure of painting the female nude in his baigneuses series, was his most innovative and stylistically influential, and an inspiration to both Matisse and Picasso.

With a complete chronology, bibliography, index of works, and 600 sumptuous large-format color reproductions, as well as photos and sketches illustrating Renoir's life and work, this is the essential work of reference on this enduring master artist.



Author: Gilles Néret
Publisher: Taschen
Published: 09/16/2009
Pages: 440
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 6.15lbs
Size: 13.00h x 10.10w x 1.90d
ISBN: 9783836519038

About the Author
Néret, Gilles: - Gilles Néret (1933-2005) was an art historian, journalist, writer, and museum correspondent. He organized several art retrospectives in Japan and founded the SEIBU Museum and the Wildenstein Gallery in Tokyo. He directed art reviews such as L'OEil and Connaissance des Arts and received the Élie Faure Prize in 1981 for his publications. His TASCHEN titles include Salvador Dalí The Paintings, Matisse, and Erotica Universalis.

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