Renoir Drawings

March 17, 2026 July 5, 2026

This is the first exhibition to be dedicated to Renoir's drawings, and highlights the importance of graphic techniques in his artistic development. It also reveals the close relationship between his paintings and his drawings, in particular from the 1880s onwards when he began to move away from Impressionism.

CuratorshipPaul Perrin, Chief Curator and Director of Conservation and Collections, Musée d'Orsay;

Colin B. Bailey, Katharine J. Rayner Director, Morgan Library & Museum, New York;

Anne ...
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Exhibition catalog - Renoir Drawings

EK198146

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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.

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224 pages / 200 illustrations

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