Pierre-auguste Renoir / Autograph Letter Signed / On His Painting Technique

Autograph letter signed \Naples, on 26 [November 1881]. 3 pages in-12, under shirt customized half-morocco modern blue. Traces of folds due to the original shipment, some spots. Rich and outstanding letter of Renoir during his trip to Italy, at the dawn of its Ingres period. I tried everything, paint to gasoline, wax, the drier, etc.

All that to go back to my first painting. I have not written you for a long time because I was all there are more immersed in my artistic research. Because I've tried everything, paint to gasoline, wax, the drier, etc. But I occasionally these diseases that cost me very dear and advance to me.

Finally I finished and I can enjoy the beautiful weather that I have here, for it is the spring as described by poets, not one bit of wind, sun and delicious sweet nights, all the fruits of the earth , and north met south, and I am in good people that has not happened since I left. I'm in a port which is the tidal [sic] water. I get on all boats, the sea is wonderful and I eat good food with garlic which I love. As work I'm doing vesuvius effect of morning, evening effect Vesuvius, and the day effect Vesuvius with boats and I ask the girls of my own, which are very pretty.

The elder looks quite at. I went to Rome I saw Raphael. I am now forced to discuss with Mr.

Brac capita Laperriere [jean-paul brac of perrière]. I received a lovely in Venice (as always) letter from you. I APRIS [sic] by this letter that herring were many berneval. I'm still for some time in Naples and I hope to hear from you after I go see Tunis, and Jewish beautiful living there etc. I'll end up doing around the world, finally I'm very happy, I work a lot and I hope I return to have made progress to fall all the painters of Paris.

If you see [Charles] Deudon say a thousand kind things for me, tell him I will not forget but I expect great things for him to share. When he wrote me he always gave me from you, my brother must go will give you my address, tell me what you think of my frame Renoir model. I conclude by making a million compliments to Madame Bérard, big andre and all grotesques, not to mention Lucia will be good to put on my return.

Write to me is not that friend Renoir. The two men met in 1878 through a mutual acquaintance, Charles. In Paris salon to of a mode other customers renoir, Ms.

Renoir wrote regularly to bérard, and with great abandon. Despite the significant differences in economic class and social status Renoir, the son of a poor laborer and bérard, Lhéritier of great fortune they developed a lasting friendship. Renoir made frequent trips home to Wargemont Castle, near Dieppe. Which led to some of the most important commands of the artist.

Note that his trip to Italy will be crucial to his painting, he artistically define the next decade for the artist, called his Ingres period. Indeed, he was deeply influenced by the works of Raphael (sixteenth century). Draw the outline of the forms in the manner of Jean Dominique Ingres august. His palette then makes colors more acid: blue, green and yellow.

The masterpiece of this period is great Bathers (1884). The morning Vesuvius effect is itself kept at Sterling & francine, Williamstown (my) clark art institute. Vesuvius evening effect is preserved today in places. Note: an excerpt from that letter (transcribed in English) is quoted in the book by Barbara ehrlich-white, Renoir: an intimate biography, ed. Thames & Hudson, 2017, notes 199.

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Type: autograph letter signed <\/ li>
epoch: belle epoque <\/ li>
Theme: Art <\/ li>
Number of pages: 3 <\/ li> <\/ Ul>