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Richard Brettell is Professor of Aesthetic Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas.

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Museum Masterpieces: The Louvre (2006) 101 Exemplare
Monet in Normandy (2006) 73 Exemplare
Camille Pissarro (1980) 60 Exemplare
Pissarro's People (2011) 48 Exemplare
French Impressionists (1987) 47 Exemplare
French Salon artists, 1800-1900 (1987) 33 Exemplare
Post-Impressionists (1987) 21 Exemplare
Gauguin and Impressionism (2005) 15 Exemplare
James Magee: The Hill (2010) 7 Exemplare
Bäuerliches Leben (1983) 4 Exemplare
The Museum of the Americas (1993) 3 Exemplare
Berthe Morisot 1 Exemplar
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Edgar Degas 1 Exemplar
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Mary Cassatt 1 Exemplar
The Nabis 1 Exemplar
Deprtures 1 Exemplar
Paul Gauguin 1 Exemplar
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“La Fin” 1 Exemplar
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Paris under Siege 1 Exemplar
Asian Art 1 Exemplar
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This is a catalogue of an collection of art works made by Nathan Cummings, the founder of the Sarah Lee business. Clearly, Nathan made a lot of money and this collection of paintings reflects both a good eye (maybe good advice too) but also pretty deep pockets. He seems to have started collecting around 1945...I guess, just after WWII and the majority of the collection is probably directed at art from around 1900...but also includes later works by the likes of Henry Moore. As an art book and a catalogue, it is very well done. Each individual work is illustrated by both an overview picture but also by one or more close-ups...which I find really interesting....especially in terms of seeing how the artist applied the paint...the brush strokes etc. Or, in the case of sculpture, the finish and the patina on the works.
Each work is also accompanied by a rather erudite essay which gives some background to the piece and also to the artist and sometimes to the way in which it was acquired by Nathan Cummings. These essays are really quite masterful. I guess the text was supplied by Richard R Brettell, who is listed as the consulting curator for the Sara Lee Collection.
The Sarah Lee corporation made a millennium gift of these art works to a number of significant museums around the world ....truly a magnanimous gesture because they are all works of considerable significance...despite the fact that Nathan was supposed to have just bought what he liked..
An interesting and beautifully illustrated book. I'm tossing up whether to keep it (with my limited shelf space) or donate it to Charity. I give it 4.5 stars.
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Mostra c/o Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris
 
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Full color catalog of painted and described landscapes of France. The paintings are "impressionist".
 
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