Rembrandt in America Collecting and Connoisseurship

Keyes, George S. (and) Tom Rassieur (and) Dennis P Weller (and) Jon L Seydl

ISBN 10: 1935294059 / ISBN 13: 9781935294054

Published by Rizzoli / Skira, New York, 2011

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Hardcover covered with brown cloth and a color printed dustjacket in original unopened plastic wrap. 224 pp. illustrations (chiefly color). Rembrandt paintings in America /; Dennis P. Weller --; Rembrandt in the seventeenth century /; Tom Rassieur --; Rembrandt paintings and America /; George S. Keyes --; Rembrandt's Leiden years : mastering his craft and defining his genius /; Tom Rassieur --; The elusive nature of portraiture : Rembrandt as a portraitist in Amsterdam /; George S. Keyes --; Rembrandt's history paintings in America /; Dennis P. Weller --; Catalogue of the exhibition --; Appendix :; Rembrandt painting exhibitions in North America : 1892-2011. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Rembrandt in America, 30 October 2011-22 January 2012 at the North Carolina Museum of Art, 19 February-28 May 2012 at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and 24 June-16 September 2012 at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts"--Title page verso./ Includes bibliographical references and index./ Organized by the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Seller Inventory # 201415

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Title: Rembrandt in America Collecting and ...

Publisher: Rizzoli / Skira, New York

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: VG+/VG+

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Synopsis:

Published on the occasion of a major exhibition bringing together the best Rembrandt paintings from American collections. The great seventeenth-century Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn is one of the most important painters in the history of European art. This richly illustrated volume gathers some fifty of the finest paintings by the Dutch master and his followers from private and public collections across America, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Rembrandt had an uncanny ability to depict light and shadow, and to capture the emotions of his sitters. In addition to his portraits, he is also known for historical scenes. Highlighting the authentic Rembrandts in America during the late nineteenth century’s Gilded Age, a time when American tycoons cultivated a passion for collecting European masterpieces, the book also features fifteen to twenty works that were originally attributed to the master’s hand but are now recognized as paintings by his successors, contemporary followers, and later imitators.
An introduction focusing on Rembrandt as a cultural phenomenon is followed by essays devoted to his life, the controversy associated with his workshop, and the pursuit of Rembrandt in America.  Published in association with the Cleveland Museum of Art, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

About the Author:

Dennis P. Weller is curator of Northern European art at the North Carolina Museum of Art. George S. Keyes is former chief curator at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Tom Rassieur is curator of prints and drawings at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.