Rembrandt in America: Collecting and Connoisseurship

Keyes, George S.; Rassieur, Tom; Weller, Dennis P.

ISBN 10: 0847836851 / ISBN 13: 9780847836857

Published by Skira Rizzoli, NY, 2011

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(USA) Presumed first edition. No markings, Fine in Very Good dust jacket with 1" closed tear to top edge of front panel near thehead of spine. Brown cloth, 224pp, index. Mostly colour reproductions. The essays in thevolume explore the history ofandevolving opinions surrounding Rembrandt's paintings in American collections. A heavy book. (4.5 JM LVR 206/0 Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Seller Inventory # 71152

Bibliographic Details

Title: Rembrandt in America: Collecting and ...

Publisher: Skira Rizzoli, NY

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st.

Book Type: Exhibition Catalogue.

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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.