This little book is a great resource for a very reasonable price. Chapters include:

• The artist and his times: what the world was like in the late 1800's and the other artists of Renoir's day.
• The artist's life: his youth and training, family and friends
• The artist's vision: what do the paintings tell us and how were they made?
• The artist's influence: how Renoir and the Impressionists changed art throughout the world.