"All the Empty Palaces: The Merchant Patrons of Modern Art in Pre-Revolutionary Russia" 1983 Kean, Beverly Whitney

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KEAN, Beverly

[342] pp.

Universe Books

1983

9 3/4" x 7 1/8"

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[342] pp.

Universe Books

1983

9 3/4" x 7 1/8"

All the Empty Palaces: The Merchant Patrons of Modern Art in Pre-Revolutionary Russia had no precedent or rival. It is still the definitive account of the two great Moscow collectors who put together before 1914 the finest collection ever known, at the time or since, of impressionist and modern French painters, owning between them more than 50 Matisses, 43 Picassos and 27 Gauguins, no to mention Monets, Renoirs and Van Goghs. The book is a gripping read, authoritative, revelatory and impeccably researched. But what makes it unique is its date of publication, which was 1983. (Hilary Spurling) See less