UID:
edocfu_9960177785702883
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 288 pages) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
0-300-24107-0
Content:
A fascinating life of Sergei Shchukin, the great collector who changed the face of Russia's art world Sergei Shchukin was a highly successful textiles merchant in the latter half of the nineteenth century, but he also had a great eye for beauty. He was one of the first to appreciate the qualities of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists and to acquire works by Cézanne, Matisse, and Picasso. A trailblazer in the Russian art world, Shchukin and his collection shocked, provoked, and inspired awe, ridicule, and derision among his contemporaries. This is the first English-language biography of Sergei Shchukin, written by art historian Natalya Semenova and adapted by Shchukin's grandson André Delocque. Featuring personal diary entries, correspondence, interviews, and archival research, it brings to light the life of a man who has hitherto remained in the shadows, and shows how despite his controversial reputation, he opened his collection to the public, inspiring a future generation of artists and changing the face of the Russian art world.
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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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ILLUSTRATIONS --
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A NOTE ON THE TEXT --
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PREFACE --
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Prologue --
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CHAPTER I. The Gentleman Who Slept in His Box at the Bolshoy --
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CHAPTER II. Luther's Bible --
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CHAPTER III. The Tragic Tales of the Older Brothers Nikolai and Petr --
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CHAPTER IV. Dmitry Shchukin 'The Dutchman' --
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CHAPTER V. Ivan Shchukin Portrait of the Younger Brother as a Parisian Dandy --
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CHAPTER VI. An Oligarch in Moscow --
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CHAPTER VII. Strangers on a Train --
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CHAPTER VIII. The Storm --
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CHAPTER IX. The Debacle --
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CHAPTER X. In the Footsteps of Moses --
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CHAPTER XI. The Price of a King's Wife --
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CHAPTER XII. Harmonie en Rouge --
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CHAPTER XIII. The Two Orphans --
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CHAPTER XIV. Quo Vadis? --
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CHAPTER XV. La Danse and La Musique --
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CHAPTER XVI. The City of All- Night Revels --
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CHAPTER XVII. Picasso the Hypnotist --
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CHAPTER XVIII. Portrait of a Chinese Patriarch --
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CHAPTER XIX. The Acropolis of the Arts --
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CHAPTER XXI. The World's First Museum of Modern Art --
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CHAPTER XXII. Time Regained --
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Postscript: The Collector of the Future --
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ENDNOTES --
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY --
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --
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INDEX
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-300-23477-5
Language:
English
Keywords:
Biographies.
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Biography.
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History.
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Biographies.
DOI:
10.12987/9780300241075
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