Renoir: Between Bohemia and Bourgeoisie: The Early Years
By Unknown Author.
Description
Alongside Monet, Bazille and Sisley, Pierre-Auguste Renoir laid the foundations of Impressionism in 1860s Paris. But acclaim for his painting was slow in coming, primarily because of the tribulations of the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune, which put a hiatus on so much artistic activity during the 1860s-70s. As a result, the first two decades of Renoir's career are sometimes ignored, an oversight this superb volume decisively remedies. The artist's most important model during these years was his mistress, Lise Tréhot, with whom he was involved from 1865 to 1872. H...
ISBN(s)
3775732411, 9783775732413
