Review: Pioneers of the Global Art Market: Paris-Based Dealer Networks, 1850-1950

Pioneers of the Global Art Market: Paris-Based Dealer Networks, 1850-1950 Ed. Christel H. Force, 2020. London : Bloomsbury, 288pp., 16 colour & 56 b/w illustrations. Hardback £90, Paperback £24.99, eBook and/or EPUB £81. ISBN 9781501342769 (hardback), ISBN 9781350282841 (paperback), ISBN 9781501342776 (eBook), ISBN 9781501342783 (eBook & EPUB)  - Marie Tavinor This book, edited by Christel … Continue reading Review: Pioneers of the Global Art Market: Paris-Based Dealer Networks, 1850-1950

Furniture History Society: Online Events on the Beurdeleys and St. Martin’s Lane (20 and 27 September 2020)

ONLINE EVENTS FROM THE FURNITURE HISTORY SOCIETY. You are invited to the following events: Sunday 20 September, 7.00pm BST - Camille Mestdagh, Valuing old, making new and selling both: The Beurdeleys in Paris (1818-1895) By examining the activities of the Beurdeley dynasty (1818-1895) this lecture will investigate the development of the antique furniture and "curiosity" trade … Continue reading Furniture History Society: Online Events on the Beurdeleys and St. Martin’s Lane (20 and 27 September 2020)

ANN: “Goncourt Brothers and the Taste for the Eighteenth Century,” (28 January 2020, The Frick Collection)

ANN: “Goncourt Brothers and the Taste for the Eighteenth Century,” The Frick Collection, Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Presented by the Center for the History of Collecting, Frick Art Reference Library, this two-part lecture examines the life and enduring influence of brothers Jules and Edmond de Goncourt, nineteenth-century connoisseurs and collectors who … Continue reading ANN: “Goncourt Brothers and the Taste for the Eighteenth Century,” (28 January 2020, The Frick Collection)

Seminar for History of Collecting and Art Market (Paris, 2020)

Appel à communication : « Séminaire Collection 2020 (Paris) » Date limite: 8 novembre 2019 Les organisateurs de Collection/Séminaire sur le collectionnisme et le marché de l’art, lancent un appel à communication pour les séances mensuelles du séminaire en 2020. Le séminaire Collection entend être un lieu de rencontre qui permet la discussion entre universitaires et conservateurs venus présenter … Continue reading Seminar for History of Collecting and Art Market (Paris, 2020)