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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919 : a dream of harmony
OverviewrnLa belle vie: Impressionism’s most joyful paintingsrnrnPierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) 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. Renoir never wanted anything ugly in his paintings, nor any dramatic action. “I like pictures which make me want to wander through them when it’s a landscape,” he said, “or pass my hand over breast or back if it’s a woman.” Renoir’s entire oeuvre is dominated by the depiction of women—again and again he painted “these faunesses with their pouting lips” (Mallarmé) and invented a new image of feminine beauty and sensuality. A prolific painter—he made several thousand works in his lifetime—he is perhaps the most beloved of the Impressionists.rnrnAbout the Series:rnrnEach book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:rnrna detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importancerna concise biographyrnapproximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions
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REF 759.4 FEI p
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Publisher | Taschen : Köln., |
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95 p : ill. ; 31 cm.
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English
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9783836539654
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REF 759.4 FEI p
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1st ed.
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Statement of Responsibility |
by Peter H. Feist
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