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PublisherArt Institute of Chicago

ISBN-100300196245

ISBN-139780300196245

eBay Product ID (ePID)166569930

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Number of Pages240 Pages

Publication NameDreams and Echoes : Drawings and Sculpture in the David and Celia Hilliard Collection

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

SubjectSculpture & Installation, Art, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections, Techniques / Drawing, European, History / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorMelissa L. Gustin

Subject AreaArt, Antiques & Collectibles

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight66.7 Oz

Item Length1.2 in

Item Width1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal708.17311

SynopsisOver the past thirty-five years, David and Celia Hilliard have amassed a remarkable collection of Old Master, 19th-century, and modern drawings, as well as of French sculpture from the 19th century. This collection includes significant drawings by Claude Vignon, George Romney, Jean-Fran ois Millet, Edgar Degas, Odilon Redon, James Ensor, Jan Toorop, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse, among many others, as well as a group of sculptures by Jean-Baptiste Cl singer, Auguste Rodin, Charlotte-Gabrielle Besnard, and other artists. Dreams and Echoes features ninety-one of the most extraordinary pieces from this collection, with a special focus on 18th- and 19th-century British drawings and French drawings and sculptures of the 19th century. Each work is accompanied by a physical description, provenance, bibliography, and exhibition history, along with discussion of the work's attribution, subject, and function. An international team of scholars and experts offers insight into the artworks, resulting in an illuminating book about a collection of exceptional quality., Over the past thirty-five years, David and Celia Hilliard have amassed a remarkable collection of Old Master, 19th-century, and modern drawings, as well as of French sculpture from the 19th century. This collection includes significant drawings by Claude Vignon, George Romney, Jean-François Millet, Edgar Degas, Odilon Redon, James Ensor, Jan Toorop, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse, among many others, as well as a group of sculptures by Jean-Baptiste Clésinger, Auguste Rodin, Charlotte-Gabrielle Besnard, and other artists. Dreams and Echoes features ninety-one of the most extraordinary pieces from this collection, with a special focus on 18th- and 19th-century British drawings and French drawings and sculptures of the 19th century. Each work is accompanied by a physical description, provenance, bibliography, and exhibition history, along with discussion of the work's attribution, subject, and function. An international team of scholars and experts offers insight into the artworks, resulting in an illuminating book about a collection of exceptional quality. Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition Schedule: The Art Institute of Chicago (10/20/13-01/12/14)

LC Classification NumberNC31