Renoir at the Theatre: Looking at La Loge

by Ernst Vegelin van Claerbergen and Barnaby Wright

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir's La Loge (The Theater Box), 1874, is one of the masterpieces of impressionism and a major highlight of The Courtauld Gallery's collection. Its depiction of an elegant couple on display in a loge epitomizes the Impressionists' interest in the spectacle of modern life. At the heart of the painting is the complex play of gazes enacted by these two figures. In turning away from the performance, Renoir focused instead upon theater as a social stage where status and relationships were on public display.
  • ISBN10 1903470730
  • ISBN13 9781903470732
  • Publish Date 1 February 2008
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 24 November 2016
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 128
  • Language English