Renoir and Love - Paul Perrin, Chiara Di Stefano, Katie Hanson, Christopher Riopelle, National Gallery Company Ltd

A celebration of Renoir’s imagery of love in all its guises, from seduction and courtship to friendship, camaraderie and parenthood.&amp,nbsp,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.&amp,nbsp,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,&amp,nbsp,from affection, flirtation and seduction to camaraderie and parenthood.&amp,nbsp,Such themes&amp,nbsp,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.&amp,nbsp,Accompanying the most significant exhibition of the French Impressionist’s work in the UK for 20 years,&amp,nbsp,this publication addresses the broad theme of Renoir and love through a series of thematic essays, interspersed with focused entries on key artworks.&amp,nbsp,Exhibition ScheduleMusée d’Orsay, Paris (17 March – 19 July 2026)The National Gallery, London (3 October 2026 – 31 January 2027)&amp,nbsp,The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (20 February – 13 June 2027)Published by National Gallery Global Ltd/Distributed by Yale University Press