The Orsay had not one but two important Renoir special exhibits going on, side by side, and, Renoir being a favorite of ours, we had to do both. Impressionists are sometimes thought of as painting spontaneously, quickly, usually outdoors, landscapes, without prior sketching or much planning. Perhaps. But Renoir generally was not so. As the introductory note provides, he sketched continually, and some of his greatest works grew from these pen/pencil/pastel drawings. The last full exhibit of Renoir's drawings was in 1924. It was a quick visit with few pix, but I think I captured the gist below.
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| From sketch |
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| To magazine |
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To life-sized famous painting...hard to limit such great
talent to one medium... |
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| He also sketched in pastels, a totally different beast from oil |
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| Important also for the mention of Mary Cassatt... |
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Famous pastel portrait of Wagner, 1882, a year before his death
(in Venice) |
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| Cezanne in pastel |
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| And close personal bud, Monet |
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