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'A magnificent success ... it will remain a point of reference for years to come' Sophie Renoir The joy that permeates Renoir's paintings emerged from the heart of a deeply complex man. Even his close friends and family members were baffled by the contradictions that defined him. In Renoir: An Intimate Biography, Barbara Ehrlich White, the world's leading authority on the artist's life and work, brings a lifetime of research to bear - challenging misconceptions around Renoir's reputation to provide an unparalleled account of this great Impressionist artist, in both his own words and those of his friends. Uniquely intimate, this biography is interspersed with over one thousand excerpts of letters by, to, and about Renoir - 452 of which come from previously unpublished letters. These firsthand accounts offer an extraordinary window into Renoir's world, bringing us into direct contact with Renoir not only as a groundbreaking artist but as a devoted friend and father, too.

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'The work of a lifetime – a magnificent success ... it will remain a point of reference for many generations to come' - Sophie Renoir 'The most personal account of any Impressionist ever written … an unmissable, revelatory account' - The Financial Times 'Comprehensive … a cradle-to-grave account' - The Sunday Times 'This new study has the blessing of the Renoir family. No one, not even Renoir himself, can ever have commanded so much information on the topic' - Daily Telegraph 'Scholars of Renoir will be indebted to White for assembling so many new letters that shed fresh light on the tecture of Renoir’s family life, friendships and daily routines' - Literary Review

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Barbara Ehrlich White is Adjunct Professor Emerita of Art History, Tufts University, Massachusetts. Her Renoir: His Life, Art and Letters (Abrams, 1984) has sold over 125,000 copies. She is also the author of Impressionism in Perspective and Impressionists Side by Side. She was encouraged to write the biography of the artist by Renoir's family, and her receipt of the prestigious French honour, the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, followed recommendation by the artist's great-granddaughter, Sophie Renoir.

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