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Only in America: One Hundred Paintings in American Museums Unmatched in European Collections
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Skira
Publication date November 21, 2006
Pages 239
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9788876246623
ISBN-10 8876246622
Dimensions 1 by 9.75 by 11.25 in.
Weight 3.75 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published in Europe
Original list price $65.00
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An authoritative survey of one hundred European masterworks in American collections includes pieces created between the fifteenth and twentieth centuries that have international acclaim or are less well known, in a volume that discusses how each piece was brought into its host museum.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: This book gathers together 100 paintings from every school from the 1400s to the early 1900s selected by the prominent art historian, ex-Director and current President of the Musée du Louvre, Pierre Rosenberg. American museums often have a work in their collections that has no equivalent in any European museum except in its country of origin. Rosenberg's selection of paintings is a personal, subjective and passionate one. In certain cases, his choice upholds that which is already time-honored and universally celebrated, and in others it draws attention to an exceptional work by an artist who is not. The author justifies his choices in the notes accompanying each of the paintings presented. As well as providing name of artist, title of work, dimensions and date, he addresses the provenance and conditions of its purchase and of its entry into the museum concerned. Quite apart from a selection that may prove debatable, this book aims to stimulate thought on the part of those who believe in the museum's dual function—educational and contemplative—and those who are inebriated by the scent of museums.

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9788876246623 | details & prices | 239 pages | 9.75 × 11.25 × 1.00 in. | 3.75 lbs | List price $65.00
About: An authoritative survey of one hundred European masterworks in American collections includes pieces created between the fifteenth and twentieth centuries that have international acclaim or are less well known, in a volume that discusses how each piece was brought into its host museum.

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