Recollections of Henri Rousseau (Lives of the Artist) /anglais (Lives of the Artists) - Softcover

Uhde, Wilhelm

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843681625 ISBN 13: 9781843681625

Verlag: ACC ART BOOKS, 2022

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Reseña del editor

Written by the art dealer and friend who was among the first to recognize Rousseau's importance, these Recollections present a movingly personal portrait of the artist known as Le Douanier (the Customs Officer).

Biografía del autor

Wilhelm Uhde (1874-1947), born in Brandenburg, moved to Paris in 1904, and quickly became involved with the avant-garde. He opened a gallery in 1908, where he showed Picasso, Braque, Delaunay and others, and wrote the first book on Rousseau in 1911. As an enemy alien his collection was confiscated by the French state and later sold. He organized the first exhibition of nai ve art in 1928, and his involvement with one of the artists was the theme of the 2008 film Se raphine. In hiding for much of the war, he died in Paris shortly after.

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• Verlag: ACC ART BOOKS
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• ISBN 10: 1843681625
• ISBN 13: 9781843681625
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 96