The House of Barnes: The Man, the Collection, the Controversy. Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 266)

by Neil L. Rudenstine

A beautifully written study of the extraordinary art collector and volatile personality Albert C. Barnes. The book places him in the context of his own era, shedding new light on the movements and ideas (about art collecting, education, and aesthetics) that shaped so much of his thinking. The Barnes' major holdings of post-impressionist and early modern art include more than 800 paintings, with a strong focus on Renoir (181 canvases), Cezanne (9),...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606188879
• ISBN13: 9781606188873
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
• Length: 229 Pages