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Renoir : The Body, the Senses by Nicole R. Myers (2019, Hardcover)

A revelatory and wide-ranging exploration of Renoir's extraordinary depictions of the nude and their important artistic legacy Best known as part of the influential vanguard of Impressionist artists that experimented with new painting techniques in the late 19th century, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was deeply inspired by classical traditions and returned again and again to the canonical subject of the nude. Tracing the entire arc of Renoir's career, this volume examines the different approaches the artist employed in his various depictions of the subject--from his works that respond to Gustave Courbet, douard Manet, Edgar Degas, and Paul C zanne, to his late, and still controversial, depictions of bathers that inspired the next generation of artists. Eminent scholars not only look at the different ways that Renoir used the nude as a means of personal expression but also analyze Renoir's art in terms of a modern feminist critique of the male gaze. Offering the first-ever comprehensive investigation of Renoir's nudes, this beautifully illustrated study includes approximately 50 works, including paintings, pastels, drawings, and sculptures. The book also features an interview with the contemporary figurative painter Lisa Yuskavage that considers Renoir's continuing influence and the historical significance of the female nude in art.

Book Title
Renoir : the Body, the Senses
Author
Nicole R. Myers
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Individual Artists / General, Individual Artists / Monographs, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Subjects & Themes / Human Figure
Publication Year
2019
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art
Number of Pages
264 Pages

Lc Classification Number
N6853.R39a4 2019
Reviews
"[An] intelligent, always lucid catalogue"--David Carrier, Hyperallergic "[a] gorgeous catalogue"--Peter Schjeldahl, New Yorker "tactility is one of the senses referred to in the show's title, and capably defended in the catalog"--Roberta Smith, New York Times
Copyright Date
2019
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2019-007208
Dewey Decimal
704.9421
Dewey Edition
23

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