{"product_id":"renoir-45th-ed-by-gilles-neret-9783836592093","title":"Renoir. 45th Ed.","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePierre-Auguste Renoir\u003c\/strong\u003e (1841-1919), with his timelessly charming paintings, continues to reflect our ideals of happiness, love, and beauty. Derived from our large-format volume, the \u003cem\u003emost comprehensive retrospective of his work published to date\u003c\/em\u003e, this compact edition examines the personal history and motivation behind the legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough he initially began painting landscapes in the Impressionist style, Renoir found his true affinity in portraits, leading him to eventually abandon the Impressionists altogether. Despite often being misunderstood, Renoir remains \u003cstrong\u003eone of history's most well-loved painters\u003c\/strong\u003e, undoubtedly because his works exude warmth, tenderness, and good spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn an incisive text tracing the artist’s career and stylistic evolution, \u003cstrong\u003eGilles Néret\u003c\/strong\u003e illustrates \u003cstrong\u003ehow Renoir\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ereinvented the painted female form\u003c\/strong\u003e. His portrayals of everyday goddesses with their plump contours, rounded hips, and breasts, are iconic. Renoir’s later phase, marked by a return to the simple pleasure of the female nude in his Bathers series, was his most innovative and stylistically influential. This period inspired such masters as Matisse and Picasso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a \u003cstrong\u003ecomplete chronology\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ebibliography\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ephotos, sketches\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003ebrilliant reproductions\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is the \u003cem\u003eessential work of reference\u003c\/em\u003e on this enduring master artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471455666412,"sku":"9783836592093","price":70.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783836592093-renoir-45th-ed.jpg?v=1775243833","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/renoir-45th-ed-by-gilles-neret-9783836592093","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}