British Models of Art Collecting and the American Response : Reflections Across the Pond

Inge Reist

ISBN 10: 147243806X / ISBN 13: 9781472438065

Edité par Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep 2014, 2014

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Neuware - This collection of fourteen essays by distinguished art and cultural historians examine points of similarity and difference in British and American art collecting. Half the essays examine the trends that dominated the British art collecting scene of the nineteenth century. Others focus on American collectors.

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• Titre: British Models of Art Collecting and the American Response : Reflections Across the Pond
• Éditeur: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep 2014
• Date de parution: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 147243806X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781472438065
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 265 L x 182 H x 23 P (en millimètres) 265 millimètres de largeur par 182 millimètres de hauteur par 23 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 882 grammes

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Synopsis

British Models of Art Collecting and the American Response - Reflections Across the Pond presents 14 essays by distinguished art - and cultural - historians. Collectively, they examine points of similarity and difference in the approaches to art collecting practiced in Britain and the United States. Unlike most of their Continental European counterparts, the English and Americans have historically been exceptionally open to collecting the art made by and for other cultures. At the same time, they developed a tradition of opening private collections to a public eager for educational and cultural advancement. Approximately half the essays examine the trends and market forces that dominated the British art collecting scene of the nineteenth century, such as the Orléans sale and the shift away from aristocratic collections to those of the new urban merchant class. The essays that focus on American collectors use biographical sketches of collectors and dealers, as well as case studies of specific transactions to demonstrate how collectors in the United States embraced and embellished on the British model to develop their own, often philanthropic approach to art collecting.

À propos de l'auteur

Inge Reist, PhD Columbia University, is Director of the Center for the History of Collecting, The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library, New York.