Discovering Impressionism: The Life of Paul Durand-Ruel

Discovering Impressionism: The Life of Paul Durand-Ruel
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Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922) is widely credited as the dealer who "made" the professional careers of Renoir, Degas, Manet, Monet, Sisley, Pissarro, Puvis de Chavannes, and other painters of fin-de-siÂ¨cle Paris. Driven by the conviction that the work of the Impressionists was an artistic revelation, he led the fight against critical opinion and brought these artists to the public. His event-filled life is the subject of this absorbing biography.

Durand-Ruel risked his name, his fortune, and his family's future to become the outspoken champion of Impressionism, an art form that in France provoked only insults. By 1900 his gallery dominated the international market for Impressionism, and he had inspired a new generation of collectors, from merchant princes of Moscow to steel barons of Pittsburgh. This volume, deftly crafted from unpublished documents and letters, and illustrated with 40 black-and-white images, is an important addition to our understanding of Impressionism and collecting, as well as a dazzling tour of French and American art and cultural politics in the years before World War I. AUTHOR BIO: Pierre Assouline is one of France's leading historians and biographers. His many books include An Artful Life: A Biography of D. H. Kahnweiler.
Country USA
Brand Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer Vendome Press
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2004-11-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780865652415

Country	USA
Brand	Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer	Vendome Press
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2004-11-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780865652415

Discovering Impressionism: The Life of Paul Durand-Ruel

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