tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post5766796675692080540..comments2024-03-28T17:30:22.269+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Joseph Duveen, art dealer extraordinaireHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-37132967591506743822009-06-09T09:28:55.122+10:002009-06-09T09:28:55.122+10:00Joan, that is amazing. I was at a conference yeste...Joan, that is amazing. I was at a conference yesterday, talking about Duveen, and sitting in the lecture theatre was another Duveen - Joseph's great nephew. Now today I find Alfred Erickson's niece. Blogging is wonderful, isn't it?<br /><br />I think the importance of Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer was twofold: a] there were very few beautiful Rembrandts in the USA back then and b] it ended up in an important public collection. We can thank your family for that.<br /><br />Keep in contact, if you can. I would love to know what other special art objects your family brought from Europe, whether via Duveen or not.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-14649549644741658772009-06-09T04:50:50.664+10:002009-06-09T04:50:50.664+10:00Duveen's art dealings with
Alfred Erickson wa...Duveen's art dealings with <br />Alfred Erickson was very interesting. Alfred Erickson is my great Uncle and seems to have quit a collection upon he and his wives passing. One peice inparticular was Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homor he bought back from his friend Duveen. It was then sold to the Ny Museum of Art in 61after my great aunt passed. Interesting tho 5 Colotype first editions were made from this oil painting as personal gifts to the family and interesting Mr. Duveens family. Can't help but wonder what these only colotype first editions made are worth today? <br />It would be very interesting to know since the Original is worth 50Ml today. He also left mother with a painting by J Stancin.<br />It is believed to be one of his finest peices of work. It's available for sale.<br /><br />It's been a pleasure <br />Yes I agree with you thatUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01740749644654649154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-11778955777294506622009-05-12T14:58:00.000+10:002009-05-12T14:58:00.000+10:00Hels said...
Thanks Hermes [Victorian Paintings b...Hels said...<br /><br />Thanks Hermes [Victorian Paintings blog] for your post on "Christopher Wood". <br /><br />I have been very taken up with the role of art dealer, critic, historian and collector in the 1850-1939 era. I’ve been particularly interested in Bernard Berenson, Joseph Duveen, Nathan Wildenstein, Geoffrey Agnew, Paul Cassirer, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler and others because they changed the way people saw art and bought art.<br /><br />Christopher Wood did exactly the same thing exactly for Pre-Raphaelite and Victorian art, Arts and Crafts and even Gothic. We may not all enjoy Gothic revival, but it was certainly time for the Victorian era to be reassessed. <br /><br /><br /><br />Hermes has left a new comment on the post "Christopher Wood": <br /><br />What a good comment. He certainly made me look at their paintings with new eyes.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-71805336077646959312009-05-11T23:21:00.000+10:002009-05-11T23:21:00.000+10:00Excellent post. having read the book "Duveen" seve...Excellent post. having read the book "Duveen" several years ago, it was great to revisit why I enjoyed the book so much. Thanks again.Jim Puzinashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03917647553342860450noreply@blogger.com