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Title: Pierre Auguste Renoir (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) by Mike Venezia ISBN: 0-516-20068-2 Publisher: Children's Press Pub. Date: October, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Fine, simple book
Comment: Using simple language book covers Renoir's life & painting career with surprising alacrity & detail. Good prints. Shipped as promised & in excellent shape.
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent introduction to the life and art of Renoir
Comment: Mike Venezia's book about Pierre Auguste Renoir for the Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series is as much about the Impressionist movement as it is about Renoir. We see Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, and Camille Pissarro before we see Renoir's most famous painting, "La Moulin de La Galette." There are also notable paintings from the period by artists other than the Impressionists, which give young readers a better sense of what the Impressionists were rebelling against. This is especially important since Renoir was content to do some paintings in the "old" style, such as "Lise with Sunshade," in order to have works shown at the Salon But the most interesting comparison is between the paintings of the same scene at "La Grenouillere" by Renoir and Monet, which gives you a sense of their distinctive styles as artists, even if you cannot articulate the differences in artistic terms. As always in this series, Venezia tells the story of Renoir's life, using not only the art of the times but his own cartoons to illustrate the important and fun moments. The one portrait of Renoir in the book is done by Frederic Brazille (although I think he did a self-portrait of the back of his head in one of the paintings). What I will remember most is how Renoir abandoned the Impressionist style just as the movement found acceptance and how he told a friend, just before he died, "I think I'm beginning to understand something about painting." Renoir has never been one of my favorite Impressionist artists, but I enjoyed learning about how he spent his entire life experimenting as an artist and trying different things. That lesson is probably the most important one budding young artists can pick up from this entertaining and educating book. Of course, I heartily recommend this entire series of introductions to the world's greatest artists by Venezia.
Rating: 5
Summary: The young have a good time with Renoir's joy of life scenes
Comment: "Occasionally, Renoir would paint landscapes and still lifes, but his favorite subjects were always people.", p. 29
The young reader will learn about Renoir's birth in Limoges, France; his family's move to Paris when he was young; his early drawings using his tailor father's chalk; his working years in a workshop painting decorations on china; his learning the formal method of painting in the studio of Charles Gleyre; and his participation in the creation of the "Impressionism".
Renoir was a rarity in that he was successful at painting in many styles. He was very versatile. Most painters lock themselves into a painting method and stick with it for awhile. All their paintings during that period of time use the same method. Renoir locked into what he painting and let it determine the method. If he were painting outdoors, he would choose impressionism with an emphasis on people having a good time more so than the outdoor setting. If he were doing a portrait, he would typically choose the older style but with less formality. His chose of method would be similar to a photographer choosing to use black and white film for certain shots and color film for others. Children are very sensitive to their surroundings. Their response can at time be instantaneous. They go with the moment and therefore will appreciate Renoir's similar approach.
My favorite painting in the book is Renoir's "Umbrellas". He let the figures chose the method. He chose impressionism for the more formally attired, and he utilized a more formal method for the less formally dressed woman on errands with her basket.
Venezia's illustrations are humorous. His narrative is delightfully entertaining. His approach brings the artist within reach of the young. His embellishment of the variety of surfaces on which the young Renoir chose to draw with chalk is creatively done.
The size of the book is perfect for smaller hands. It enables the young to have art within their grasp. Venezia gives the locations of the paintings and as result if the child lives near one of the museums or will be near one on vacation, she/he would be able to see the original.
This is the 20th in Venezia's "Getting to know the World's Greatest Artist" series. His series is a wonderful way for the young to be first introduced to the brilliance of artists. He also has a similar series on composers. Venezia's back cover illustration ties back to the subject. "While studying Renoir and the Impressionist movement of the 19th century, Mike was inspired to ...".
The price of the book is well worth paying. Venezia includes pieces by the artist, pieces by the artist's colleagues and art styles referenced. The book contains the following: Renoir's paintings (16); Venezia's illustrations (6); Others' paintings (8) and paintings on a vase (1).
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Title: Monet (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) by Mike Venezia ISBN: 0516422766 Publisher: Children's Press (CT) Pub. Date: 01 May, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Henri Matisse (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) by Mike Venezia ISBN: 0516261460 Publisher: Children's Press (CT) Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Van Gogh by Mike Venezia ISBN: 051642274X Publisher: Children's Press (CT) Pub. Date: 01 March, 1989 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Edgar Degas by Mike Venezia ISBN: 0516271725 Publisher: Children's Press (CT) Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Michelangelo (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) by Mike Venezia ISBN: 0516422936 Publisher: Children's Press (CT) Pub. Date: 01 October, 1991 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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