Great French Paintings From The Barnes Foundation: Impressionist, Post-impressionist, and Early Modern [Paperback]

Richard J. Wattenmaker (Author), Anne Distel (Author), Francoise Cachin (Author), Charles S. Moffett (Author), Joseph J. Risbel (Author), Marla Prather (Author), Michel Hoog (Author), Richard H. Glanton (Foreword), Niara S. Sudarkasa (Foreword), Earl A. Powell III (Foreword)

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Publication Date: November 14, 1995

With 320 illustrations, 151 in full color, and 18 pages of gatefolds.

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With 320 illustrations, 151 in full color, and 18 pages of gatefolds.

Product Details

• Paperback: 338 pages
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; 1st edition (November 14, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679762213
• ISBN-13: 978-0679762218
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 0.9 x 11.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference for the DVD "The Art of the Steal", September 25, 2010

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Diana Crockett "Crazy Collager" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Great French Paintings From The Barnes Foundation: Impressionist, Post-impressionist, and Early Modern (Paperback)

I purchased this book after being completely fascinated/upset by the DVD " The Art of the Steal" ..it is a must see for any lover of beautiful images and people who really care about the wishes of art collectors and their work.

After viewing it I knew I wanted to learn more about the the Barnes Foundation and that is what lead me to this book. One of the things that sold me on it, are the photos of the art arranged just as Barnes wished for it to be viewed and studied.

This is tremendous addition to my art library.

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Barnes Foundation French Paintings, September 1, 2005

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Thomas E. King (Boise, Idaho) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Great French Paintings From The Barnes Foundation: Impressionist, Post-impressionist, and Early Modern (Paperback)

We discovered the Barnes Foundation while on vacation in Philadelphia. Dr. Barnes amassed an amazing art collection, in both depth and breadth from the 1920s-1950s. Our main interest were the Impressionists, and with over 100, we were impressed. We were also impressed by the number of French citizens that were visiting the Foundation to view the artworks.

This book does a very good job of conveying the art that he brought together. We would recommend this book to anyone that wants to have a complete knowledge of French Impressionists. It will merely whet your appetite to visit the Foundation and see it for yourselves.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest impressionist collection in the world...without question, May 6, 2011

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T Boyer "seattleparent" (Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Great French Paintings From The Barnes Foundation: Impressionist, Post-impressionist, and Early Modern (Paperback)

This book is the best starting point for people who haven't been to the Barnes.

The Barnes is a staggering collection, canvas for canvas arguably a better impressionist collection than even the d'Orsay in Paris (which shouldn't be that surprising -- rich American collectors like Barnes and the Cone sisters of Baltimore were snapping up Matisse, Cezanne, Renoir, Picasso in the 20s long before the Parisians took much notice.)

While Barnes' mounting of his collection is quirky, it is also charming and intimate and enormously more enjoyable than the sterile and excessively spacious galleries at the d'Orsay or the discombobulated vanity galleries where most of the impressionists hang at the Met. And the new Barnes being built in Philadelphia (to open in 2012) will make it possible for millions of people to see this collection and Barnes' unique way of displaying it.