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Psychobiography with Dr. Gail Saltz | On Renoir with Barbara Ehrlich White

The inner lives of great people are often more mysterious and fascinating than their public lives. Dr. Gail Saltz, the author, psychoanalyst and television commentator, invites experts and brings her own expertise to bear as she examines the psychology of people who have shaped history.

Dr. Saltz interviews Barbara Ehrlich White, the world’s foremost scholar on Renoir’s life and work about her major new biography of this enduringly popular artist.

Renoir: An Intimate Biography reveals the life, work and character of one of the most intriguing of the Impressionists. Renoir became hugely popular for his work, which was optimistic, even joyful, despite the great obstacles Renoir faced: thirty years of poverty followed by thirty years of progressive paralysis of his fingers. Close friends who contributed money, contacts and companionship enabled him to overcome these challenges to create more than 4,000 paintings. Renoir had intimate relationships with fellow artists (Caillebotte, Cezanne, Monet and Morisot), with his dealers (Durand-Ruel, Bernheim and Vollard) and with his models (Lise, Aline, Gabrielle and Dedee).

Ehrlich White has made research on Renoir her life’s work. Since 1961, she has studied more than 3,000 letters relating to Renoir, and has gained unique insight into his personality and character. Her biography challenges common misconceptions surrounding Renoir’s reputation and provides an unparalleled and intimate portrait of this complex artist through images of his own iconic paintings, his own words and the words of his contemporaries.

A book signing follows the event.











When: Mon., Sep. 17, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Where: The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Ave.
212-415-5500
Price: $29
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The inner lives of great people are often more mysterious and fascinating than their public lives. Dr. Gail Saltz, the author, psychoanalyst and television commentator, invites experts and brings her own expertise to bear as she examines the psychology of people who have shaped history.

Dr. Saltz interviews Barbara Ehrlich White, the world’s foremost scholar on Renoir’s life and work about her major new biography of this enduringly popular artist.

Renoir: An Intimate Biography reveals the life, work and character of one of the most intriguing of the Impressionists. Renoir became hugely popular for his work, which was optimistic, even joyful, despite the great obstacles Renoir faced: thirty years of poverty followed by thirty years of progressive paralysis of his fingers. Close friends who contributed money, contacts and companionship enabled him to overcome these challenges to create more than 4,000 paintings. Renoir had intimate relationships with fellow artists (Caillebotte, Cezanne, Monet and Morisot), with his dealers (Durand-Ruel, Bernheim and Vollard) and with his models (Lise, Aline, Gabrielle and Dedee).

Ehrlich White has made research on Renoir her life’s work. Since 1961, she has studied more than 3,000 letters relating to Renoir, and has gained unique insight into his personality and character. Her biography challenges common misconceptions surrounding Renoir’s reputation and provides an unparalleled and intimate portrait of this complex artist through images of his own iconic paintings, his own words and the words of his contemporaries.

A book signing follows the event.

Buy tickets/get more info now