Renoir Drawings

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Drawings, pastels, prints and watercolors: Renoir’s works on paper provide crucial insight into his instantly recognizable Impressionist paintings. The paintings of Pierre-Auguste Renoir have become icons of Impressionism. Although his works on paper are less widely known, drawing remained central to his artistic practice even as his interests and ambitions changed over the course of a long career. This book explores the ways in which Renoir used paper to test ideas, plan compositions and interpret both…