"His luminous colours and sensual brushwork adorn countless mugs, posters and tote bags as well as blockbuster exhibitions. But the commodification of Pierre-Auguste Renoir and his fellow impressionist painters has been missing something. Renoir was an accomplished draftsman who produced a distinguished but largely unheralded collection of drawings, pastels, watercolours and prints. More than a hundred of these works are now on display in a new show, Renoir Drawings, at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York."
"Because they are works on paper, they are not exhibited permanently in any institution, says Colin Bailey, director of the Morgan and curator of the show. Having access to watercolours and pastels and red chalk and white chalk expands your knowledge of the artist. While these will seem very Renoir-esque, they will be less familiar. Also, because we are showing his work decade by decade, you get a real sense of how he develops and the different stylistic moments in his career."
Renoir produced a distinguished but largely unheralded body of drawings, pastels, watercolours and prints that reveal his development across stylistic moments. More than a hundred works on paper are on display at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York in Renoir Drawings, the first exhibition in over a century devoted entirely to these works. Because works on paper cannot be exhibited permanently, this show provides rare access to watercolours, pastels and chalk studies. The exhibition traces his career decade by decade, illuminating his influences, experimentation with colour and light, and his evolution from porcelain decorator to leading impressionist.
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