The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art)
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (789 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300169418 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 492 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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They aggressively promoted and collected emerging painters and sculptors, particularly their close friends Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso. And along the way they developed unparalleled holdings in modernist work by such figures as Paul Cézanne, Juan Gris, Francis Picabia, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. They hosted Saturday evening salons at which the brightest artists, writers, musicians, and collectors convened to discuss the latest developments. The Steins Collect not only reveals the artistic prescience of this innovative family and their important patronage, but also traces how they created a new international standard of taste for modern art.. Lavishly produced and featuring more than 600 images, The Steins Collect is the first comprehensive exploration of the Steins' extraordinary collections and their enduring cultural influence.The book explores the Steins' impact on art-making and collecting practices in Europe and the United States; the intense sibling rivalries that developed around key artists and ideas; the roots of Leo's aesthetic the
an essential document for any scholar of Modernism and the Steins.” —The Sacramento Bee (The Sacramento Bee)"This bulging blockbuster (with more than two hundred works by some forty artists, plus documentation of all types) is devoted to the collections and personalities of the Stein siblings The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde and its sizable catalogue admirably give each family member his or her due, offering a renewed appreciation for
The Steins Collect Art Book Priscilla D. Schouten I recently went to the special exhibition of "The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde" at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. It is a marvelous exhibit. I learned so much about the Stein siblings, Gertrude and her brothers Michael and Leo . comprehensive, interesting perspective of historically important collectors Ivor E. Zetler The Stein family made their fortune in the United States from streetcar lines and real estate. Siblings Leo(1872-1947)and Gertrude (1874-1946)lived together in Paris between 1904 and 1913 after which Leo left for Italy. They held a weekly Saturday salon at their home wh. "Americans in Paris" according to Christian Schlect. A book that deserves a place on the bookshelves of anyone with a keen interest in the history of Western Art of the last century.Readers interested in the explosion of great art that emerged from Paris in the early years of the twentieth century; of Picasso and Matisse