Old masters/modern painting : a dialectic construction of art history for the American market during the 30s
| Résumé |
Examines how early 20th-c. American art collectors, art dealers, and
museums began to buy European Old Masters paintings and contemporary
works in order to develop priceless private collections and
reputable museum collections. Discusses Alfred Barr's exhibitions
Cubism and abstract art (Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1936) and
another exhibition of Italian Old Masters, emphasizing the
continuity between the old and the new and forging a genealogy for
the newer works to which the public could relate. Investigates the
collusion between Joseph Duveen and Bernard Berenson to sell
doctored Old Masters' works to the American collectors. |
| Mots-clés |
Barr, -Alfred-Hamilton, -1902-1981, Berenson, -Bernard, -1865-1959, Collectionneurs-, Collections-, Duveen, -Joseph, -baron, -1869-1939, Etats-Unis, Europe-, Exposition-, Grande-Bretagne, Genealogie-, Italie-, Marchands-d'-art, Maitres-anciens, Musee-, New-Yor |
| Citation | Griener, P. (2003). Old masters/modern painting : a dialectic construction of art history for the American market during the 30s. In P. J. Schneemann, & T. Schmutz (Eds.) Masterplan. Konstruktion und Dokumentation amerikanischer Kunstgeschichten. (pp. 173-190). Bern: Lang. |
| Type | Chapitre de livre (Français) |
| Année | 2003 |
| Editeur | Peter J Schneemann, Thomas Schmutz |
| Titre du livre | Masterplan. Konstruktion und Dokumentation amerikanischer Kunstgeschichten |
| Editeur commercial | Lang (Bern) |
| Pages | 173-190 |
| Titre de la collection | Masterplan. Konstruktion und Dokumentation amerikanischer Kunstgeschichten |