Old Masters, New World
america's raid on europe's great pictures
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2009
Summary
A spellbinding account of the rapacious pursuit of the most exquisite paintings in the world In the Gilded Age, newly wealthy and culturally ambitious Americans began to compete for Europe’s extraordinary Old Master pictures, causing a major migration of art across the Atlantic. Old Masters, New World is a backstage look at the cutthroat competition, financial maneuvering, intrigue, and double-dealing often involved in these purchases, not to mention the seductive power of the ravishing paint…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143115311 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143115316 |
| Author: | Cynthia Saltzman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | The Penguin Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2009 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 212mm x 138mm x 19mm |
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A lively, knowledgeable chronicle of a three-decade art-buying spree … so ably recaptured in her colorful, enjoyable narrative.
” A lively, knowledgeable chronicle of a three-decade art-buying spree … so ably recaptured in her colorful, enjoyable narrative.” -Chicago Tribune “ Saltzman revivifies the story by showing … how these alpha collectors schemed and maneuvered to outsmart the dealers and each other in their feverish quest for the best Rembrandt or the rarest Raphael.” -The Philadelphia Inquirer
About The Author
Cynthia Saltzman
A former reporter for Forbes and The Wall Street Journal, Cynthia Saltzman earned degrees in art history at Harvard and Berkeley. She currently resides with her family in Brooklyn, New York.
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