$56.51
- Hardcover
488 pages
- Release Date
16 September 2022
Summary
Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s (1841-1919) timelessly charming paintings still reflect our ideals of happiness, love, and beauty. Derived from our large-format volume, the most comprehensive retrospective of his work published to date, this compact edition examines the personal history and motivation behind the legend. Though he began by painting landscapes in the Impressionist style, Renoir found his true affinity in portraits, after which he abandoned the Impressionists altogether…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836592093 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3836592096 |
| Author: | Gilles Néret |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 488 |
| Release Date: | 16 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.09kg |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 165mm x 225mm |
| Series: | 45th Edition |
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Critics Review
“Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.”
I am content to demand just one thing for a masterpiece: enjoyment. * Pierre-Auguste Renoir *
One morning, one of us ran out of black and used blue, it was the birth of Impressionism. * Pierre-Auguste Renoir *
Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world. * Pierre-Auguste Renoir *
Gilles Néret
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’Œil 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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