Pierre Auguste Renoir and Optics

Very,very interesting.Congratulations on this publication….it certainly is very ‘illuminating’.
I hope the museums explore these findings.

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…it looks amazing—congratulations on a fantastic accomplishment”

bravo très interessant j ai beaucoup aimé lire toutes ces informations
bravo à vous

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!!

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!?

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.

Great read

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.

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.

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 ☺️😘

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!”

So interesting! Congrats