Renoir : Paris and the Belle Epoche

Renoir was enchanted by the romance of Paris in dappled sunshine.

This book demonstrates how the vibrancy of Paris was probably the single most important influence on the artist's life and work.

It illustrates and examines Renoir's exquisite nudes and portraits of young girls, and his "plein-air" paintings, many of which were inspired by the open-air cafes in Montmartre, Le Moulin de la Galette, and the terrace of La Grenouillere, a bathing area on the Seine.