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Title: The Collector
Condition: New
EAN: 9780300254815
ISBN: 9780300254815
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 08/09/2020
Item Height: 235mm
Item Length: 156mm
Item Weight: 356g
Author: Natalya Semenova, André-Marc Delocque-Fourcaud
Language: English
Subtitle: The Story of Sergei Shchukin and His Lost Masterpieces
ISBN-10: 0300254814
Description: A fascinating life of Sergei Shchukin, the great collector who changed the face of Russia’s art world

Sergei Shchukin was a highly successful textiles merchant in the latter half of the nineteenth century, but he also had a great eye for beauty. He was one of the first to appreciate the qualities of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists and to acquire works by Cézanne, Matisse, and Picasso. A trailblazer in the Russian art world, Shchukin and his collection shocked, provoked, and inspired awe, ridicule, and derision among his contemporaries.
 
This is the first English-language biography of Sergei Shchukin, written by art historian Natalya Semenova and adapted by Shchukin's grandson André Delocque. Featuring personal diary entries, correspondence, interviews, and archival research, it brings to light the life of a man who has hitherto remained in the shadows, and shows how despite his controversial reputation, he opened his collection to the public, inspiring a future generation of artists and changing the face of the Russian art world.
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Biography
Topic: History, Arts & Photography, Architecture & Antiques
Release Year: 2020

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