Renoir is being honoured, at the Galeries Nationales [National Galleries] of the Grand Palais in Paris from 23 September 2009 to 4 January 2010.
We are not very familiar with the paintings by Renoir towards the end of his life, during the first two decades of the 20th century. A hundred or so paintings revive this period particularly appreciated by Picasso, Bonnard and Matisse. At the end of his creative path, Auguste Renoir turned his back on impressionism to embark on other roads of inspiration.
The exhibition organised by the Grand Palais, focuses on that production filled with young girls with rosy cheeks. By inviting the public to take a critical look on these “last years”, the Grand Palais highlights a virtually unknown aspect of the work of the painter who was so overshadowed by impressionism.
Without renouncing impressionism, Renoir invented an art that he intended to be classic and decorative. The exhibition is put together based on a double perspective: to help rediscover a poorly known period and aspects of Renoir’s work (decorative paintings, drawings, sculpture, etc.) while restoring the influence of his art in the first half of the 20th century in France. The exhibition will bring together about a hundred paintings, drawings and sculptures by Renoir, from public and private collections from all over the world.
More information:
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais
3, avenue du Général-Eisenhower
75008 Paris
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