The Devil and Dr. Barnes: Portrait of an American Art CollectorBiography of Dr. Barnes, one of the most colorful, bizarre, and visionary figure in the American art world in the last century. |
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... Greco and an extraordinary Claude Lorrain from a private collector . Both were in such terrible condition that they would not have been recognizable at a casual glance . But his was not a casual glance . The Greco was , he felt certain ...
... Greco and an extraordinary Claude Lorrain from a private collector . Both were in such terrible condition that they would not have been recognizable at a casual glance . But his was not a casual glance . The Greco was , he felt certain ...
Page 127
... Greco to the museum . Marceau had written an article on El Greco which had been published in the museum's Bulletin and hoped to follow it up with a large exhibition of the artist's works . His letter asking for the loan was a warm one ...
... Greco to the museum . Marceau had written an article on El Greco which had been published in the museum's Bulletin and hoped to follow it up with a large exhibition of the artist's works . His letter asking for the loan was a warm one ...
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... Greco he almost bought on the advice of a friend , Professor Mayer of the University of Munich , director of the Pinakothek and a renowned Greco authority . On the advice of his doctor - who had told him he needed a couple of weeks in ...
... Greco he almost bought on the advice of a friend , Professor Mayer of the University of Munich , director of the Pinakothek and a renowned Greco authority . On the advice of his doctor - who had told him he needed a couple of weeks in ...
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