{"product_id":"pierre-auguste-renoir-postcard-book","title":"Pierre-Auguste Renoir Postcard Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA stunning collection of 30 postcards depicting the noted works from the oeuvre of leading French impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), with an informative introductory text included on the life of the artist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSend these postcards to a fellow art lover, or appreciate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eRenoir's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e colourful visual artistry for yourself and keep the book to add to your own collection. These postcards are a perfect choice to decorate an office or bedroom wall at work or at home with 30 individual vibrant artworks to choose from. There is space for short messages on the reverse of each perforated card.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThis rich sampling of the paintings of \u003cstrong\u003ePierre-Auguste Renoir\u003c\/strong\u003e speak to his mastery of colour and extraordinary facility in the use of paint. He believed that his paintings should be likeable, joyous, and pretty: his paintings of figures, interiors, and landscapes show an engaging strength, delicacy, and charm; as you will discover in this book of postcards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAbout the artist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePierre-Auguste Renoir \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ewas born in Limoges, France in 1841, the son of a tailor, and started painting at the age of 13 after becoming an apprentice to a porcelain painter. One of the most highly regarded artists of his time, Renoir was among the central artists who launched the Impressionism movement in the 1870s. But the name of this now well-loved movement was originally an insult \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eafter an unsuccessful initial exhibition of works by \u003cstrong\u003eRenoir\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with his friends \u003cstrong\u003eClaude Monet\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCamille Pissarro\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Cezanne\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eEdgar Degas\u003c\/strong\u003e in Paris in 1874. A critical review of the exhibition complained that the works, which used brilliant colours and light to depict real life, were mere 'impressions', rather than the finished paintings created using traditional methods. He is best known for his depictions of children, voluptuous women, flowers, and peasant scenes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eand famously noted '\u003cem\u003eArt is about emotion; if art needs to be explained it is no longer art'\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe 30 works included in this postcard book are drawn from the largest collection of his work, an extensive 181 Renoir paintings at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pomegranate Communications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63977386836345,"sku":"ASI-6173","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7566\/5197\/files\/Renoir_Postcard_Book.jpg?v=1784125587","url":"https:\/\/shop.ashmolean.org\/products\/pierre-auguste-renoir-postcard-book","provider":"Ashmolean Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}