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Bilder des Textilen

Mode und Stoffe in der Malerei Pierre-Auguste Renoirs

Agnes Sawer author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:De Gruyter

Publishing:16th Dec '24

£69.00

This title is due to be published on 16th December, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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This book is the first to examine Renoir’s handling of fashion and textiles, so opening up a fresh approach to the initially fêted artist who came under suspicion of kitsch in the 20th century. In her pictorial analysis, Agnes Sawer questions the cliché of the "painter of happiness" and shows how Renoir used textile structures and textures to develop an innovative, pioneering visual approach for the next generation of artists. To this end, she examines works that have rarely been considered in Renoir research to date. The author sheds light on the splendour of the fabrics in his painted interiors, and the depiction of fashion, accessories and handicrafts in Renoir’s portraits of women. The painting Bal du Moulin de la Galette is used as an example showing how textiles even permeate Renoir’s artistic compositions.

  • First comprehensive study on fashion and textiles in Renoir’s painting
  • New starting point in Renoir research, with a focus on pictorial subjects that have rarely been considered to date

ISBN: 9783422802438

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

252 pages