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Inventing impressionism : Paul Durand-Ruel and the modern art market / edited by Sylvie Patry ; with contributions by Anne Robbins, Christopher Riopelle, Joseph J. Rishel and Jennifer A. Thompson [and 6 others].

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Inventing impressionism : Paul Durand-Ruel and the modern art market / edited by Sylvie Patry ; with contributions by Anne Robbins, Christopher Riopelle, Joseph J. Rishel and Jennifer A. Thompson [and 6 others].

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London : National Gallery Company, 2015.
[New Haven, Connecticut] : Distributed by Yale University Press, 2015.
©2015

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Description

303 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm

Summary

"One of the most forward-thinking art dealers of all time, Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922) played a crucial role in the rise of French Impressionism. This book explores how Durand-Ruel discovered, exhibited, and shaped an audience for Impressionist paintings at a time when they were not yet appreciated. Durand-Ruel first encountered key Impressionist painters in the early 1870s and guided many of their careers for decades. A passionate advocate of the Impressionists, he established personal ties with these artists and developed new markets for them by opening branches of his Paris gallery in London, Brussels, and New York. Featuring essays by leading scholars, this handsome volume provides a biography of the man and the trajectory of his career. It also examines his relationships with artists and buyers and his groundbreaking business practices, such as embracing the idea of the solo show, publishing art reviews, and paying artists stipends--often at great financial risk and personal cost to himself. Illustrated with archival documents, historic photographs, and paintings by artists such as Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, among others, this major contribution to the study of art and commerce transforms our understanding of the development of Impressionism." --Publisher description.

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Genre/Form

Biographies
History
Exhibition catalogs
History.

Note

Published to accompany the exhibition Paul Duran-Ruel: Le Pari de l'Impressionnisme, Musée de Luxembourg, Pais (Sénat), October 9, 2014 - February 8, 2015; Inventing Impressionism: Paul Durand-Ruel and the Modern Art Market, The National Gallery, London, March 4 - May 31, 2015; Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel and the New Painting, Philadelphia Museum of Art, June 24 - September 13, 2015.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-295) and index of names.

Processing Action (note)

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Contents

Paul Durand-Ruel, an 'unrepentant risk-taker' / Sylvie Patry, Anne Robbins, Chirstopher Riopelle, Joseph J. Rishel and Jennifer A. Thompson -- Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922) : a portrait / Paul-Louis Durand-Ruel and Flavie Durand-Ruel -- Durand-Ruel and 'La belle ecole' of 1830 / Simon Kelly -- Durand-Ruel and the market for Modern Art, from 1870-1873 / John Zarobell -- Durand-Ruel and the Impressionists' solo exhibitions of 1883 / Sylvie Patry -- Durand-Ruel and Impressionist collectors in France / Anne Distel -- Durand-Ruel and America / Jennifer A. Thompson -- Durand-Ruel and Germany / Dorothee Hansen -- Durand-Ruel's conquest of London / Anne Robbins -- The critical fortunes of Paul Durand-Ruel / Joseph J. Rishel -- Chronology (1869-1905) : Paul Durand-Ruel and the Impressionists / Isabell Gaëtan and Monique Nonne -- Catalogue of exhibited works.

ISBN

1857095847
9781857095845
9781857095852
1857095855

LCCN

^^2014956220

OCLC

890614685
SCSB-12591379

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Harvard Library