| Description |
x, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-324) and index. |
| Contents |
1. THE COLLECTORS. Henry Gurdon Marquand and van Dyck's portrait of James Stuart -- Isabella Stewart Gardner, Bernard Berenson, Otto Gutekunst, and Titian's "Europa" -- J. Pierpont Morgan, Raphael's "Colonna Madonna," Gainsborouogh's "Georgianna," Reynolds's "Lady Elizabeth Delme," and Lawrence's "Elizabeth Farren" -- Mary Cassatt, Harry and Louisine Havemeyer, Spain, and El Greco -- Henry Clay Frick, Charles Carstairs, Otto Gutekunst, and the Ilchester Rembrandt -- 2. THE PAINTING BOOM. Joseph Duveen enters the old master market -- Holbein's "Christina of Denmark," Rembrandt's "Polish Rider," Velazquez's "Philip IV," three Vermeers, and record prices -- Bellini's "St. Francis" and falling prices -- 3. THE GREAT WAR AND THE PICTURE MARKET. Old master spoils -- Bellini and Titian's masterpiece comes on the market. |
| Subject |
Painting, European.
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Painting -- Collectors and collecting -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Painting -- Collectors and collecting -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Painting -- Europe -- Marketing -- History -- 19th century.
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Painting -- Europe -- Marketing -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
9780670018314 |
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0670018317 |
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