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Renoir Alberto Martini 1978 Hardcover Art Biography Avenel Vintage Italy DJ. Publisher: Avenel Books; first U.S. edition published 1978; distributed by Crown Publishers Inc.; printed in Italy by Fabbri Editori, Milan. Title: Renoir. Title: Renoir. Author: Alberto Martini. Format: Vintage 1978 hardcover art book with black dust jacket featuring a full-color Renoir painting of a woman reading. Publisher: Avenel Books; first U.S. edition published 1978; distributed by Crown Publishers Inc.; printed in Italy by Fabbri Editori, Milan. Series: The Avenel Art Library volume devoted to the work of Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Genre: Nonfiction art history and biographical study of Renoir and the Impressionist movement. Contents: Background text on Renoir's life, artistic development, and major works accompanied by approximately sixty illustrations, most reproduced in full color. Features: Illustrated throughout with color plates and black and white images, interpretive notes on individual paintings, brief reference material, and a striking dust jacket design suitable for display. Language: English translation from the original Italian text produced by Fabbri Editori in Milan. ISBN: 0-517-24955-3. Library information: Library of Congress cataloging lists subject heading Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919 and classification ND553 .R45A4 1978 759.4 78-18883.