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Bronze and Gold
- Eight introductory pages with photographs of the Musée Nissim de Camondo, depicting a tour inside the house - Introductory chapter gives the reader hints about the technique of gilded bronze in the 18th century, associated with a study of Moïse de Camondo's career as a collector, his purchases and his tastes - Focus on the Chinese and Japanese mounted porcelain and objects from the collection - Study of 30 masterpieces from the collection, with beautiful photographs and details of the bronze ornaments Created in 1936, following the bequest of Count Moïse de Camondo to the French State in memory of his son Nissim, who died for France in 1917, the Musée Nissim de Camondo houses a rich co...
Le mobilier du Musée Nissim de Camondo
Cet ouvrage attendu sur le mobilier du musée Nissim de Camondo présente pour la première fois une sélection d'environ 180 chefs-d'oeuvre d'ébénisterie, de métal et de menuiserie qui témoignent de l'excellence des arts décoratifs français de la fin du XVIIIe siècle au travers de signatures prestigieuses (OEben, Martin Carlin, Riesener, Foliot, Jacob...). Le comte Moïse de Camondo (1860-1935), qui fit construire l'hôtel particulier qui les abrite, estimait que l'art décoratif des époques Transition et Louis XVI constituait "une des gloires de la France durant la période que j'ai aimée entre toutes". Sylvie Legrand-Rossi, conservatrice en chef, a mené un minutieux travail d'approfondissement de la connaissance de la collection, en s'appuyant sur l'expertise de plusieurs restaurateurs et sur l'apport exceptionnel que constituent les archives du collectionneur. Grâce à une campagne photographique réalisée spécialement, l'auteur nous invite à porter un nouveau regard sur ces chefs-d'oeuvre, extraits de leur décor agencé par le comte Moïse de Camondo pour mieux en mesurer les qualités intrinsèques.
The House of Fragile Things
A powerful history of Jewish art collectors in France, and how an embrace of art and beauty was met with hatred and destruction In the dramatic years between 1870 and the end of World War II, a number of prominent French Jews—pillars of an embattled community—invested their fortunes in France’s cultural artifacts, sacrificed their sons to the country’s army, and were ultimately rewarded by seeing their collections plundered and their families deported to Nazi concentration camps. In this rich, evocative account, James McAuley explores the central role that art and material culture played in the assimilation and identity of French Jews in the fin-de-siècle. Weaving together narrative...
East by South
At a time when China is being seen as the next superpower, both sweatshop and powerhouse for the global economy, political courtship on the part of interested governments is accompanied by grassroots hostility. Such ambivalence is not new.
The Evolving House Museum
This volume explores twelve house museums, created over more than two centuries, and founded across the globe. What motivates collectors to establish independent house museums instead of donating their collections to preexisting institutions? How have collectors’ original intentions manifested themselves in their museums? Have founder mandates aided the survival or caused the demise of their institutions? How have house museums’ collections or buildings evolved over time? Must museums reinterpret their collections to remain relevant to contemporary and diverse audiences? In seeking to answer these questions, the volume’s authors share the unique stories behind the creation and evolution of these fascinating institutions, and the intriguing stories of the exceptional individuals who founded them. Contributors: Aistė Bimbirytė, Eliza Butler, Chih-En Chen, Enrico Colle, Allegra Davis, Marissa Hershon, Mia Laufer, Ulrike Müller, Nadine Nour el Din, Inge Reist, Anne Nellis Richter, and Georgina S. Walker.
French Silver in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Vividly illustrated, this is the first comprehensive catalogue of the J. Paul Getty Museum’s celebrated collection of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French silver. The collection of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French silver at the J. Paul Getty Museum is of exceptional quality and state of preservation. Each piece is remarkable for its beauty, inventive form, skillful execution, illustrious provenance, and the renown of its maker. This volume is the first complete study of these exquisite objects, with more than 250 color photographs bringing into focus extraordinary details such as minuscule makers’ marks, inscriptions, and heraldic armorials. The publication details the fo...
The Camondo Legacy
The Musee Nissim de Camondo, built by Rene Sargent, is one of Paris's finest early 20th-century mansions. Now part of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, it is the setting for a remarkable collection of 18th-century furniture and objets d'art. This volume contains hundreds of colour photographs of the treasures."
Letters to Camondo
From the author of the bestselling phenomenon The Hare with Amber Eyes As you may have guessed by now, I am not in your house by accident. I know your street rather well. The Camondos lived just a few doors away from Edmund de Waal's forebears. Like de Waal's family, they were part of belle époque high society. They were also targets of anti-Semitism. Count Moïse de Camondo created a spectacular house filled with art for his son to inherit. Over a century later, de Waal explores the lavish rooms and detailed archives and, in a haunting series of letters addressed to Camondo, he tells us what happened next. 'Illuminating... A wonderful tribute to a family and to an idea' Guardian 'Letters to Camondo immerses you in another age... Dazzling' Financial Times
