Renoir: Masters of Art

This compact volume serves as an introduction to Renoir through a vivid selection of his most celebrated paintings.

This book presents a vibrant sequence of Renoir’s most important works, offering an engaging point of entry into one of Impressionism’s defining careers. 

His art thrives on warmth, atmosphere, and the physical presence of people in motion, and these pages trace how he transformed fleeting sensation into a language of color, touch, and light that reshaped modern painting.

From the rise of urban leisure to changing ideas of modernity, intimacy, and social display in 19th century Paris, Renoir evolved his art to reflect the changing times in which he lived.  Across portraits, outdoor scenes, and depictions of contemporary life, his commitment to beauty appears not to waver however, but becomes an unmovable aesthetic position. 

• Elegantly produced and very inviting to browse at the reader’s leisure.
• The Masters of Art series are celebrated introductory texts to art and artists.
• 55 essential works chart the emergence of his vision and its evolution over time.
• Features artwork by Renoir such as ‘Boating on the Seine’ and ‘Dance at Bougival’.
• Paintings are accompanied by perceptive commentary from historic context to technique.

Inviting and authoritative, this book offers an illuminating introduction to Renoir, one of Impressionism’s defining figures.