Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1841-1919: A Dream of Harmony - Softcover

Feist, Peter H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3822800651 ISBN 13: 9783822800652

Publisher: Parkwest Pubns, 1987

Synopsis

Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) is now universally acclaimed: 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" (Mallarme) and invented a new image of feminity.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter H. Feist studied art history, history and archaeology in Halle, where he was assistant lecturer from 1952-1958, receiving his doctorate in 1958. From 1958-1981 he worked at the Humboldt University, Berlin, from 1982-1990 he was the director of the Institute for Aesthetics and Art Studies of the GDR Academy of Sciences in East Berlin. Feist has published numerous books on the history and theory of art, including TASCHEN's Pierre-Auguste Renoir and, as co-author, Impressionism. He lives and works in Berlin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Parkwest Pubns
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 3822800651
• ISBN 13: 9783822800652
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1