The Little Renoir E-Book

Catherine de Duve

• Herausgeber: Kate'Art Éditions
• Kategorie: Bildung
• Serie: Happy museum Collection!
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 16

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

Discover Renoir's life and work as you read, draw and play

The joy of painting
It’s the bohemian lifestyle.
The artist’s life…
Renoir and his friends lived in an artist’s studio in Paris.
They created with Claude Monet the first impressionist landscapes.
Visit the Louvre with Renoir.
Dance at the Moulin de la Galette.
Lunch with the boatmen.
Applaud at the opera.
Travel in the land of the sun.
And paint the sweetness of life together with Renoir...

Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, Luncheon of the Boating Party, impressionism: share a fun moment with your family while discovering Renoir's major paintings thanks to this richly illustrated book!

ABOUT THE COLLECTION

Put yourself in the shoes of an artist or an explorer and learn all there is to know about art and history!
Whether it is as a museum guide, a temporary exhibition catalog or a monograph, each book from the "Happy Museum" collection can be read while visiting a museum, an exhibition or simply at home.

The concept is entertaining and interactive so that children can learn while having fun! Throughout the pages, you will find some games, observations, thoughts, creations, drawings and art history notions. Thanks to this varied and interactive content, children will be able to assimilate technical and theoretical notions like “still life”, “watercolors” and “impressionism”, which are sometimes abstract and difficult to understand.

From 4 years old and for the whole family (parents, grandparents and teachers).

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Catherine de Duve is an art historian and a painter. She worked for the Royal museums of Belgium’s educational services and created teaching workshops at the Brussels Foundation for Architecture.
In 2000, she launched her own publishing house with a brand new concept. Advised by the director of MAC (Grand Hornu), she created the international collection “Happy Museum”, dedicated to a young audience.
Catherine de Duve is also published by RMN, Hatier and Alice editions, and works with dozens of international museum curators.

Thanks to this ebook, the whole family will learn more about:
• Renoir's workshop
• His life
• His masterpieces

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Before you start reading, take a sheet of paper and several pencils. You will need them to do the exercises.

Whenever you see this pencil, it is your turn to play!

THE JOY OF RENOIR

Renoir liked to paint happiness… and you?

Portraits

Family life

The Art and Life of Renoir

Small dogs

Graceful dancers

His friends at the ball

Beautiful women

Children and their games

Boaters on a Sunday

PORCELAIN

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on 25th February 1841, in Limoges, central France. His father, Leonard, was a humble tailor and his mother, Marguerite, a dressmaker. He was one of seven children. The family moved to Paris in the hope of finding better work and living conditions. Renoir had a talent for art and singing. His school teacher, Charles Gounod, asked him to sing in the choir. But Renoir’s father encouraged him to learn to paint on porcelain, a traditional craft in his hometown.

Charles Gounod (1818–1893) was a French composer. He composed religious arrangements and operas, including Faust and Romeo and Juliet.

It’s your turn to decorate this porcelain teacup and teapot, just like Renoir used to do.

When Renoir was 13, he had to leave school to help his parents. He became an apprentice at a porcelain-decorating workshop. He painted delicate bouquets of flowers and portraits on teacups, plates and vases, as well as taking drawing classes. Soon though, the industry started using transfers instead of hand painting and Renoir was out of a job. He went on to paint fans and church banners, as well as decorating