An edition of "The noble buyer" (1978)
"The noble buyer"
John Quinn, patron of the avant-garde
By Judith Zilczer
Publish Date
1978
Publisher
Published for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, by the Smithsonian Institution Press
Language
eng
Pages
198
Description:
“This book about the collector of modern art, John Quinn, was published in conjunction with a major exhibition at the Hirschorn Museum and Sculpture Gardens in 1978. Quinn was a New York attorney and among the foremost of modern art patrons. He amassed a large collection, including more than fifty paintings by Pablo Picasso, sculpture by Contantin Brancusi and numerous examples of the most important post-Impressionists, Cubists, Fauves, etc. Full catalog entries.”--Publisher's description.
subjects: Art, modern, Exhibitions, Art, French, Art collections, Modern Art, Art,Modern, Avant-garde (Aesthetics), French Art, Quinn, john, 1870-1924, 20th century art
People: John Quinn (1870-1924)
Places: France
Times: 20th century