Exhibition catalog - Renoir Drawings

ENGLISH VERSION

While less widely known than his iconic Impressionist paintings, Auguste Renoir's works on paper were central to his practice, even as his interests and ambitions changed over the course of a long career. Renoir Drawings is the first volume to explore this aspect of the artist's production...

ENGLISH VERSION

While less widely known than his iconic Impressionist paintings, Auguste Renoir's works on paper were central to his practice, even as his interests and ambitions changed over the course of a long career. Renoir Drawings is the first volume to explore this aspect of the artist's production in depth. Featuring more than 110 drawings, pastels, watercolors, prints, and a small selection of paintings, it reveals how Renoir used paper to test ideas, plan compositions, and interpret both landscape and the human figure, offering insights into his artistic methods over five decades.

Essays by Colin B. Bailey, Anne Distel, Paul-Louis Durand-Ruel and Flavie Durand-Ruel Mouraux, Sarah Lees, and Paul Perrin

Exhibition from March 17th to July 05th, 2026 at the Musée d'Orsay.

English
224 pages / 200 illustrations