Écrits sur Renoir

FRENCH VERSION

Elie Faure has always felt a great admiration for Auguste Renoir. If he does not disdain either Gauguin, Van Gogh, or Seurat, he has a particular predilection for Renoir. He marvels at the painter's ability to create harmony, life, the runoff of colors, the sap rush that animates the...

FRENCH VERSION

Elie Faure has always felt a great admiration for Auguste Renoir. If he does not disdain either Gauguin, Van Gogh, or Seurat, he has a particular predilection for Renoir. He marvels at the painter's ability to create harmony, life, the runoff of colors, the sap rush that animates the forms, whether they are those of ripe fruit or those of women, which he thus describes : « Flesh stretched by blood, fresh breasts, round arms, hard bellies, sweaty hips, heavy translucent waters where the ruby sparkles. » Élie Faure sees in Renoir a painter of sensuality.

This volume gathers all the writings that the famous art historian has devoted to one of his favorite painters. He sought to defend the work as a whole and in his humanity. It's the meeting between two titans.

French
144 pages

Éditions Bartillat
Collection Omnia poche