Nature's workshop
Subtitle: Renoir's writings on the decorative arts
By: Robert L. Herbert.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New Haven, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919 -- Written works; Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919 -- Knowledge -- Decorative arts; Decorative arts
Description: "This book shows Auguste Renoir in an entirely new light, revealing an artist far more complex and thoughtful than previously believed. Seven unknown and unpublished texts written by Renoir, along with four other writings once published but now largely forgotten, are presented here in both French and English. They identify Renoir as an impassioned critic of architecture, architectural decoration and the education of artists."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-264) and indexes.