Renoir's portraits : impressions of an age / Colin B. Bailey ; with the assistance of John B. Collins ; essays by Colin B. Bailey, Linda Nochlin, and Anne Distel.

Main entry:

Bailey, Colin B.

Title & Author:

Renoir's portraits : impressions of an age / Colin B. Bailey ; with the assistance of John B. Collins ; essays by Colin B. Bailey, Linda Nochlin, and Anne Distel.

Publication:

Description:

xiii, 384 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

Notes:
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Renoir's Portraits: Impressions of an Age, organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada"--Title page verso.
Exhibition catalog.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Portrait of the Artist as a Portrait Painter / Colin B. Bailey -- Impressionist Portraits and the Construction of Modern Identity / Linda Nochlin -- Leon Clapisson: Patron and Collector / Anne Distel -- App. I. Three Letters from Renoir to Paul Berard -- App. II. The Notebooks of Leon Clapisson.

Summary:

Of all the Impressionist artists, only Pierre Auguste Renoir earned distinction as a professional portrait painter. This sumptuously illustrated book is the first devoted exclusively to Renoir's portraiture, gathering examples of the portraits he painted during each period of his prolific career. 370 illustrations, including 80 color plates.

ISBN:

0300071337
9780300071337
0300071345
9780300071344
0888846681
9780888846686

Subject:

Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919 Exhibitions.
Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919 Expositions.
Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919
Renoir, Auguste, (1841-1919) Catalogues d'exposition.
Impressionism (Art) France Exhibitions.
Portrait painting, French 19th century Exhibitions.
Peinture de portraits française 19e siècle Expositions.
Impressionnisme (Art) France Expositions.
Portrait painting, French
Biography Portraits
Impressionism (Art)
Schilderijen.
Portretkunst.
Portrait painting 19th century France Exhibitions.
Painters France 19th century Exhibitions.
Peinture de portraits 19e siècle France Catalogues d'exposition.
France Biography Portraits Exhibitions.
France

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919.
National Gallery of Canada.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 192325
Call No.: ND553.R45.A4 (ID:97-B3414)
Status: Available

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