这本必不可少的艺术家入门书从雷诺阿漫长的职业生涯中的大量作品中，选出了一些重要的作品，来探讨他在绘画艺术中的创新，以及他在追求美、和谐和女性形体的过程中的传统。

TASCHEN推出的“基础艺术”系列的每本书都有以下特点：
 按时间顺序详细介绍艺术家的生平和作品，涵盖其文化和历史的重要性
 生平简介
 约100幅插图，并附有说明文字

One of the leading lights of the Impressionist movement, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 1919) remains a towering figure in art history with enduring public appeal. Sunbathed, charming, and sensual, his work shows painting at its most lighthearted and luminous, while championing the plein air and color innovations of his time.

Renoir s oeuvre was prolific, with some several thousand works in his lifetime. Much influenced by forerunners such as Courbet, Degas, Manet, Delacroix, he worked with contemporary peers such as Monet to explore fresh uses of color and brushwork, rendering texture and depth with different-

hued daubs. Drawn to intimate and tender human scenes, his subjects include lovers, mothers, and numerous nudes.

As his career progressed, Renoir investigated different styles and techniques, shifting away from the feathery Impressionist touch to a more robust, classical corporeality, sometimes called his Ingres period, and later to monumental pieces such as The Bathers. From the abundant output of his lengthy career, this essential artist introduction selects key Renoir works to explore his innovations in the art of painting, as much as his traditions in pursuit of beauty, harmony, and the female form.

About the series:
Each book in TASCHEN s Basic Art series features:
 a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
 a concise biography
 approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions