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Durand-Ruel, Paul
Durand-Ruel, Paul (b Paris, 31 Oct. 1831; d Paris, 5 Feb. 1922). The best-known member of a family of French picture dealers, renowned as the first dealer to give consistent support to the Impressionists. In 1865 he took over the family firm (established by his father in the 1820s) and became the main dealer of the Barbizon School painters. It was one of these—Daubigny—who introduced him to Monet and Pissarro when all four had taken refuge in England from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1. Durand-Ruel's championship of the Impressionists often brought him near to bankruptcy, but in 1886 he achieved a breakthrough with an exhibition of their work in New York, the success of which encouraged him to open a branch of his firm there. This played a major role in building up some of the great American collections of Impressionist pictures. After Durand-Ruel's death, Monet wrote to one of the dealer's sons: ‘I shall never forget all that my friends and I owe to your father, in a very special way.’ Under his sons and grandson the firm continued to operate until the 1980s.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Durand-Ruel, Paul." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Durand-Ruel, Paul." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-DurandRuelPaul.html IAN CHILVERS. "Durand-Ruel, Paul." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-DurandRuelPaul.html |
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Durand-Ruel, Paul
Durand-Ruel, Paul (1831–1922). The best-known member of a family of French picture dealers, renowned as the first dealer to give consistent support to the Impressionists. He took over the family firm in 1865 and established himself as the main dealer of the Barbizon School painters. It was one of these—Daubigny—who introduced him to Monet and Pissarro when all four had taken refuge in England from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1. Durand-Ruel's championship of the Impressionists often brought him near to bankruptcy, but in 1886 he achieved a breakthrough with an exhibition of their work in New York, the success of which encouraged him to open a branch of his firm there. This played a major role in building up some of the great American collections of Impressionists. After Durand-Ruel's death, Monet wrote to the dealer's son: ‘I shall never forget all that my friends and I owe to your father, in a very special way.’
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IAN CHILVERS. "Durand-Ruel, Paul." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Durand-Ruel, Paul." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-DurandRuelPaul.html IAN CHILVERS. "Durand-Ruel, Paul." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-DurandRuelPaul.html |
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Durand-Ruel, Paul
Durand-Ruel, Paul (1831–1922). The best-known member of a family of French picture-dealers. He took over the family firm in Paris in 1865 and is celebrated chiefly as the first dealer to give consistent support to the Impressionists—his belief in them often brought him close to bankruptcy. The firm was one of the main channels through which the American collector Barnes and the Russian collectors Morozov and Shchukin built up their superb representations of modern French painting. In 1911 Durand-Ruel handed over the business to his sons, Joseph (1862–1928) and Georges (1866–1933). The New York branch (established in 1886) closed in 1950 and the Paris gallery continued until 1974, run by Joseph's son, Charles (1905–1985).
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IAN CHILVERS. "Durand-Ruel, Paul." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Durand-Ruel, Paul." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-DurandRuelPaul.html IAN CHILVERS. "Durand-Ruel, Paul." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-DurandRuelPaul.html |
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