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From Cézanne to Braque, the Thannhauser Collection forms the core of the Guggenheim''s early modernist holdings

When Justin K. Thannhauser (18921976) brought his collection of modern art to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 1965, it was his crowning achievement after more than a half-century as one of Europe''s most influential and distinguished collectors and dealers. The collection''s formal bequeathal to the Guggenheim in 1978 represents a watershed moment for the museumtoday its Thannhauser Collection constitutes the core of the Guggenheim''s impressionist, postimpressionist, and School of Paris holdings, including 32 works by Pablo Picasso.

This volume presents the astonishing collection in full, offering a concentrated survey of works by such modern masters as Braque, Cézanne, Degas, Gauguin, Manet, Picasso, Pissarro and Van Gogh, among others. Throughout, artworks are given rich context and detail with historical installation views and high-tec

French Modernism at the Guggenheim

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      Publisher: Guggenheim Museum Publications,U.S.
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 23/10/2018
      ISBN13: 9780892075423, 978-0892075423
      ISBN10: 892075422

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      From Cézanne to Braque, the Thannhauser Collection forms the core of the Guggenheim''s early modernist holdings

      When Justin K. Thannhauser (18921976) brought his collection of modern art to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 1965, it was his crowning achievement after more than a half-century as one of Europe''s most influential and distinguished collectors and dealers. The collection''s formal bequeathal to the Guggenheim in 1978 represents a watershed moment for the museumtoday its Thannhauser Collection constitutes the core of the Guggenheim''s impressionist, postimpressionist, and School of Paris holdings, including 32 works by Pablo Picasso.

      This volume presents the astonishing collection in full, offering a concentrated survey of works by such modern masters as Braque, Cézanne, Degas, Gauguin, Manet, Picasso, Pissarro and Van Gogh, among others. Throughout, artworks are given rich context and detail with historical installation views and high-tec

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