Pierre-Auguste Renoir is French painter who was important figure in the development of the Impressionist movement. The female nudes were one of his primary themes. His early work reflected many influences including those of Courbet; Manet; Corot; Ingres and Delacroix. Under the influence of Gustave Courbet and painters of the School of Barbizon he turned to plein air painting. Together with Claude Monet he develops the new painting style of Impressionism around 1870; Renoir is regarded as one of its main representatives. He partakes in three group exhibitions of the Impressionists; for financial reasons he then again shows works at the conventional salons. Renoir first began to experiment with pastel in the mid-1870s; shortly after Manet and Degas; and his interest in the medium intensified during the following decade. In contrast to his drawings; which he exhibited infrequently; he considered his pastels integral part of his oeuvre and regularly showed them in public.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. historyBy EllkaeI would recommend this for people traveling to London and leaving from St Pancras. It is a historical book; it is interesting how the architecture took shape; the background of the station and the hotel as well as the impact of trains.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Sentimental favoriteBy Marsha J. Crofford BitterLove St. Pancras; as it has become a magnificent restoration. Wanted the Kenneth Powell; large picture book; but sadly out of print; so this was the next best.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Packed social; technological; aesthetic historyBy SirinThis slim book; published around the time that St Pancras was re-opening as the new hub for Eurostar trains from London to the continent is perfectly pitched as a treasure trove of history about this station - the greatest of the London termini. You might think this book would only appeal to retired history teachers and train spotters; but it has actually sold by the thousands. Aided in no small part by being published by savvy boutique publisher Profile books who specialise in turbo boosting surprising titles to literary success (most especially Eats; Shoots and Leaves).The author Simon Bradley is clearly an affecionado of the architecture of St Pancras; detailing in technological mastery the famous Scott arch. But he also has time to look at the history of the hotel; with dollops of Victorian social history and the development of the railways as well.He doesnt spare us his prejudices (classical architecture over modernism) and is clearly doubtful at the end over the juxtaposition of the flying carpet roof extension - a piece of modern design that abuts out of the classic arch in complete contrast to the existing station. Still; the changes did allow St Pancras to survive and thrive in the 21st Century (it was threatened with closure in the 1960s - a mad; bad decade for architecture).
