Sunday Read: Renoir: An Intimate Biography
Jonathan McAloon | Elephant | 7th January 2018
A new biography of the often criticised artist. Familiar accusations of misogyny and anti-Semitism are defended as being typical views for his day. True perhaps but unflattering nonetheless. Debate over his artistic merits rages on. As one critic notes “Renoir is forever caught between the rival claims and allegiances of the avant-garde and the rearguard”.