Pierre Auguste Renoir and Optics
New Investigations of Late Nineteenth Century Painting Techniques
Renoir And Optics delves into the recondite essence of late nineteenth-century
Impressionism. It celebrates friendships in a time when photographers influenced
painters and reveals Gustave Caillebotte as being closest, like family,
to Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Investigations point to a new order of the
studies for Renoir's Grand Bathers. Renoir And Optics is an 80-page coffee table
paperback also available on Kindle.
Pleiades Award recipient Erinn Morgan, the Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning
Eyecare Business Magazine says, on Renoir And Optics, "Wonderful news,
congratulations on your book Merrilee, it's fantastic!"
Overlay in a yellow of Caillebotte Study enlatged and final painting
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Renoir And Optics By Merrilee Cohen with Illustrated Overlays By Robert J Smith
“Art first of all is optical. That’s where the material of our art is: in what our eyes think”
– Paul Cezanne
“I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty”
– Georgia O’Keeffe
Merrilee Cohen wrote first on Impressionism celebrating Cezanne's Card Players, 1971, now in the Library of Fine Arts at the University of British Columbia.
She creates big wall pieces as an artist and is a designer/partner at Mercura Fine Art to Wear.
Merrilee's book, now published by Amazon, unfolds a new unique way of understanding a turning point in Impressionism. Iconic works and overlays of studies demonstrate the paradigms of optics and photography in new discoveries that more closely bridge the techniques in the journeys of Paul Cezanne, Gustave Caillebotte, Thomas Eakins, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Conan Brooks
Very.very interesting.Congratulations on this publication....it certainly is very ‘illuminating’. I hope the museums explore these findings.
Kevin
Informative and thoughtful... many compelling observations.
Greg kitchen
Erinn Morgan. Editor In Chief of Eyecare Business Magazine says of https://renoiroptics.com/ "This is very cool, and love that you can flip thru the book when you visit the site.Jt looks amazing— congratulations on a fantastic accomplishment"
M Marston
Love this! Those guys were such Art revolutionaries. Fascinating stuff.
Fred
bravo tres interessant j ai beaucoup aime lire toutes ces informations bravo £ vous
mike westman
fascinating....whole new approach to viewing Renoir and his cronies.
Russ Levin
Wow!! Great to see the work that you have put into this book. I'm looking forward to having more time to study and learn!! Thank you for publishing it!!
Peter
Great book that discusses a very interesting aspect of art that is rarely discussed.
Tim Francis
Love this! congratulations, so informative and well written. I was recently reading how photography revolutionized modern painting. Picasso and his colleagues concluded that photography was far more representational than painting, and painting needed a new language. This was the basis for his groundbreaking Le Demoiselles d’Avignon, …who knew!?
Jill
Congratulations
C Shay
What a fascinating book! Art and science go hand in hand and benefit from each other. Thank you for delving into this interesting aspect of Renoir’s beautiful work.
Pat Powell
Most informative study that sheds a new light on the techniques used by many artists during the developmental period of photography and optics!
Linda
Great read
Betty Garland
A wonderful perspective that was illuminating and so enjoyable!
Greg kitchen
I LOVE THIS BOOK! Renoir And Optics is an enlightening enjoyable read investigating the influences and use of lenses in Late Nineteenth-Century Art. The Illustrator, Robert L. Smith is a scientist using a new technique to overlay one beautiful study over masterpieces and master studies to show their true relationships. Merrilee Cohen writes about the technology of the period joyously entwined into iconic paintings by Gustave Caillebotte, Thomas Eakins, Paul Cezanne, and Auguste Renoir. A sensitive new exploration of these masterpieces.
Dave L
Really amazing. I had no idea that all those great works were so intricate
Thomas Y Kitchen
I think that there is no question that the Capture of Moments aspect of all artistic pursuit is not merely aided by lenses and photography, but greatly enhanced by mechanical reproduction. The task at hand can be much more deeply pursued, without the need of assistants and tedious copying. It is in no way surprising that all serious artists have always utilized the latest technological advancements of their respective eras in the timeline of history, Still Lifes and sitting nude models in a room full of art students still has some value, I suppose, though probably not in advancing production.
Lynne Dee
Well researched! A good read!!
Lisa Gaye
Well that now changes the way I look at art. What an interesting book. Technology’s use and influence in art (cameras & magic lanterns) in Renior’s day. I agree with Gary Tinterow in that they are just tools which talent can make use of. Congratulations Merrilee Cohen, optics is in your blood- lines up with your other career ☺️😘
Eboh "AJ" Ajeroh
Very intruiging technique! Congrats on the book!
Merrilee
2022 Pleiades Award Recipient, Erinn Morgan, The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Director of the award-winning Eyecare Business magazine, On Renoir And Optics going hard copy, “Wonderful news, congratulations on your book, Merrilee, it’s fantastic!”
Denise Savillo
Actually, it seems that the use of optics was a brilliant idea on the impressionist painters part, enhancing their capture of light and style…who knew! You explained the intersection of science and art very well, so even me, the novice art appreciator could understand. Congratulations again on the book Merrilee !
Claudia Kitchen
So interesting! Congrats