Skin games

Author

FitzGerald, Michael Cowan

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Art in America. 1992, Num. 2, Vol. 80, 70-83, 139-141, 9 ill. (6 col.)

ISSN

0004-3214

Abstract (en)

Study of La Peau de l'Ours (founded in Paris in 1904 and dissolved in 1914), a consortium of 13 art investors led by André Level, and its positive influence on the reputations of 20th c. avant-garde artists. Details the development of the art collection acquired by the consortium, which featured 88 paintings and 57 drawings by mostly 20th c. avant-garde artists, with a focus on works by the Fauves, Picasso, and Matisse. Discusses the 1914 auction of the art collection, noting its impact on the art market for avant-garde art. Comments on the interdependence between commercial success and critical acclaim reflected in the collection and sale of La Peau de l'Ours.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- France
• La Peau de l'Ours||Paris (FRA)
• Level, André, 1863-1946
• Art market
• France
• 1900-2000
• Art
• Avant-garde
• Fauvism
• Painting
• Drawing
• Collections
• Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973
• Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954
• Reception

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- France
• La Peau de l'Ours||Paris (FRA)
• Level, André, 1863-1946
• Commerce d'art
• France
• 1900-2000
• Art
• Avant-garde
• Fauvisme
• Peinture
• Dessin
• Collections
• Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973
• Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954
• Réception

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19921001-00433112

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