RENOIR: HIS LIFE AND WORKS IN 500 IMAGES

This fascinating new book looks in detail at Renoir's influences, life and works. Part one covers Renoir's techniques and training; his time at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts; meeting his muse, Lise Trehot; working with fellow impressionist artists and his struggles for recognition. The volume then investigates Renoir's move away from Impressionism, his stay in Guernsey and the changes to his personal life. The second part of the book is a gallery of Renoir's work in 300 glorious pictures, each accompanied by an in-depth analysis of its context within his life, his technique and his body of work as a whole.