Title Wilhelm Von Bode and the American Art Market The Rudolphe Kann Collection

Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (233 p.) Series Studies in Art Historiography Series Studies in Art Historiography Series Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms and abbreviations -- Abbreviations -- Archives -- Correspondence -- Introduction -- Notes -- Chapter 1: Setting the Scene: The Transatlantic Art Market in the Late 19th Century -- 1.1 American Influence on the European Market -- 1.2 Safeguarding European Art Treasures: National Efforts to Protect Cultural Heritage -- 1.3 The American Art Collector: Exploring the Motivations for Building National Art Collections -- Notes -- References Archival documents -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Rudolphe Kann: Collector and Connoisseur -- Notes -- References -- Archival documents -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Museum at Home: Building the Kann Collection -- 3.1 Rudolphe's Mansion on avenue d'Iéna -- 3.2 Reconstructing Kann's Collection -- 3.2.1 Dutch and Flemish 17th Century Masters -- 3.2.2 Early Northern Renaissance. Flemish Primitives and German Masters -- 3.2.3 The Italian Renaissance -- 3.2.4 French & British Works of the 18th Century -- 3.2.5 Spanish Masters -- Notes -- References -- Archival documents -- Bibliography Chapter 4: The Power of Connections: Rudolphe Kann's International Network of Advisers and Dealers -- 4.1 The Role of Wilhelm Bode -- 4.2 The International Art Market Network -- 4.2.1 Friedrich Lippmann -- 4.2.2 Abraham Bredius -- 4.2.3 Charles Sedelmeyer -- 4.2.4 Stefano Bardini -- 4.2.5 Dynamics of the Art Market as Revealed in Kann's Correspondence -- Notes -- References -- Archival documents -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: Navigating the International Art Market: Rudolphe Kann's Competition in Building His Art Collection -- 5.1 The American Competition -- 5.2 The European Competition 5.2.1 Maurice Kann -- 5.2.2 Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein -- 5.2.3 Alfred Beit -- Notes -- References -- Archival Documents -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6: The Destiny of Rudolphe Kann's Collection -- 6.1 The Circumstances Surrounding the Sale of the Collection to Duveen Brothers -- 6.2 Wilhelm Bode's Acquisitions for the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum -- 6.3 The Dispersal of the Collection across the Atlantic: The American Buyers of Rudolphe Kann's Masterpieces -- 6.3.1 John Pierpont Morgan -- 6.3.2 Benjamin Altman -- 6.3.3 Arabella Huntington -- 6.3.4 Archer Huntington 6.3.5 Other American Collectors -- Notes -- References -- Archival Documents -- Bibliography -- Chapter 7: Wilhelm von Bode and the American Art Market -- 7.1 Bode's Changing Perceptions of Duveen and American Collectors -- 7.2 Bode as Adviser on the American Art Market -- 7.2.1 John Pierpont Morgan -- 7.2.2 Benjamin Altman -- 7.2.3 John Garver Johnson and Isabella Stewart Gardner -- 7.2.4 Bode's Motivation for Private Advisory to American Collectors -- 7.3 The Mutual Benefits of the Bode and Duveen Partnership -- 7.3.1 Bode's Battle for Adequate Funding -- 7.3.2 The Interwar Years Summary Based on an extensive and very meticulous study of different archives and the evaluation of original, previously unpublished, archival material, this book highlights the key aspects and trends of the European and American art markets in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Notes Description based upon print version of record 7.3.3 An Evolving Relationship: Bode and Duveen after World War I Subject Bode, Wilhelm von, 1845-1929. Kann, Rodolphe, 1845-1905 -- Art collections SUBJECT Bode, Wilhelm von, 1845-1929 fast Subject Art -- Economic aspects -- Europe -- History -- 19th century Art -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century Art -- Economic aspects -- Europe -- History -- 20th century Art -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century Art -- Economic aspects Art -- Private collections Europe United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781003825401 1003825400

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