I’ll cop to never giving any particular consideration to Renoir. I accepted that he was a canon impressionist and left it at that. like damn near everyone, I liked Monet when I first learned about these things, and Cezane. Van Gogh was really in his own league, of course. but certainly, Renoir was doing the damn thing. his rep was well-earned.
with the distance of over a century, these folks are tearing Renoir down to feel better about themselves; their taste as a reflection of their self-worth. it’s pathetic. none of these dorks can paint as well as him. if they could even paint at all, they’d know enough to know that their opinions are ill-informed.
(regarding impressionism, particularly after seeing his canvases on exhibit, I’m now most partial to Gauguin. sublime.)
