Renoir and Love

A celebration of Renoir's imagery of love in all its guises, from seduction and courtship to friendship, camaraderie and parenthood.�More than any of his contemporaries, Renoir was committed to chronicling love and friendship. Whether painting Parisian streetcorners or sun-dappled woodlands, he understood that emotion could be as fleeting and blinding as his other great and transitory subject, sunlight itself.�Focusing on the crucial period of the artist's career from the mid-1860s to the mid-1880s, this catalogue traces the evolution of Renoir's imagery of love,�from affection, flirtation and seduction to camaraderie and parenthood.�Such themes�are explored in tender and personal works as well as ambitious multi-figure compositions, including Dance at the Moulin de la Galette and The Umbrellas.�Accompanying the most significant exhibition of the French Impressionist's work in the UK for 20 years,�this publication addresses the broad theme of Renoir and love through a series of thematic essays, interspersed with focused entries on key artworks.�Exhibition ScheduleMus�e d'Orsay, Paris (17 March - 19 July 2026)The National Gallery, London (3 October 2026 - 31 January 2027)�The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (20 February - 13 June 2027)Published by National Gallery Global Ltd/Distributed by Yale University Press