A unique group of paintings, drawings, and prints, principally by Cezanne, Van Gogh, Pissarro, Monet, and Guillaumin, which were collected by Dr. Paul Gachet and now have their home in the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, are published--many for the first time--in this catalogue that accompanied an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dr. Gachet, a physician, amateur artists, and colorful personality who counted the painters among his friends, comes to life in an essay describing his activities, his cultural milieu, and his ...
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A unique group of paintings, drawings, and prints, principally by Cezanne, Van Gogh, Pissarro, Monet, and Guillaumin, which were collected by Dr. Paul Gachet and now have their home in the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, are published--many for the first time--in this catalogue that accompanied an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dr. Gachet, a physician, amateur artists, and colorful personality who counted the painters among his friends, comes to life in an essay describing his activities, his cultural milieu, and his relationships with numerous artists. The works themselves, along with copies of the paintings made in Gachet's circle and memorabilia, are fully illustrated and discussed.
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Add this copy of Cezanne to Van Gogh the Collection of Doctor Gachet to cart. $60.36, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Book is actually mistitled, since it includes and discusses extensively more than the works of Cezanne and Van Gogh in Gachet's extensive art collection. Nonetheless, a highly detailed analysis in which the text and supporting material are more suitable for investigators (chemists), art historians and students thereof, or those with merely an abiding curiosity on art, than the casual reader on Impressionist art. Documents the involvement of Cachet's son's role in providing French museums with masterpieces and the nominal activity of art dealers as businessmen first and foremost.
