Description
Book SynopsisArt collecting in America's Gilded Age was fraught with uncertainty and dubious business practices. In no other partnership is this more evident than that of Henry Walters, and Bernard Berenson, the era's preeminent connoisseur of Italian Renaissance painting. This title tells the story of this close yet contentious relationship.
Trade ReviewA pointed account of the relationship between the famous connoisseur and the railroad magnate. -- Robert Messenger Wall Street Journal 2010 Surprisingly, this is the only book ever to focus on just one of Berenson's client relationships. For this and other reasons, every collector-especially the temple-building grandees at work today-should read Mazaroff 's compelling investigation Fine Art Connoisseur 2010
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1. Berenson's Mission
2. Walters's Cultivation
3. One Copy on Top of Another
4. The Massarenti Collection
5. A Remarkable Acquisition
6. The Sacrifice of Candor for Acclaim
7. The Walters-Berenson Contract
8. The Paintings Berenson Sold to Walters
9. Berenson's Faustian Bargain with Duveen
10. The Judgment of Berenson
11. The Unfinished Catalogue
12. A Museum in Repose
13. The Line between Fact and Fiction
14. Faded Memories
Afterword
Appendixes
a. Letters between Walters and Berenson
b. Lists of Painting
Notes
Bibliography
Index
