Renoir: The Essential Paintings

This boxset traces the development of Renoir's painting across subjects, periods, and scale in sumptuous, visually arresting style.

One of the central figures of French Impressionism, Pierre-Auguste Renoir helped redefine modern painting through his sustained attention to light, the human figure, and the textures of everyday life.

Spanning the full course of his career, this distinctive edition brings together a wide selection of Renoir's most significant paintings. The selection moves fluidly from scenes of modern leisure and social exchange to evocative portraits and landscapes.

Housed in a slipcase, the main hardback volume contains finely reproduced color plates and is accompanied by a separate booklet providing specifications and concise annotations for each work, situating the paintings historically and thematically.

• Housed in a slipcase and accompanied by an informative booklet.
• Printed on high quality paper with exceptional attention to color, line, and tonal nuance.
• The accordion-fold structure encourages extended visual contemplation and comparison.
• Arranged to allow art lovers to view continuities and shifts in Renoir's artistic approach.
• Features works such as 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' and 'Two Sisters (On the Terrace)'.

This lavish gift book offers a focused encounter with an artist who helped shape the visual language of modern life.

Author: Valérie Mettais
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Published: 09/08/2026
Pages: 240
Weight: 2.9lbs
Size: 10.17h x 7.18w x 1.82d
ISBN: 9783819500008