Art Held Hostage: The Battle over the Barnes Collection
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| Author | : John Anderson |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 269 |
| Release | : 2013-09-03 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780393349382 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0393349381 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Art Held Hostage: The Battle over the Barnes Collection by : John Anderson
Book excerpt: “Money, pretension, horrid behavior by cultured people” (New York) —John Anderson’s tale delivers it all in fabulously juicy detail. This is the story of how a fabled art foundation—the greatest collection of impressionist and postimpressionist art in America, including 69 Cézannes, 60 Matisses, and 44 Picassos, among many priceless others—came to be, and how more than a decade of legal squabbling brought it to the brink of collapse and to a move that many believe betrayed the wishes of the founder, Dr. Albert C. Barnes (1872—1951). Art Held Hostage is now updated with a new epilogue by the author covering the current state of this international treasure and the endless battle over its fate.
