A Paris life, a Baltimore treasure : the remarkable lives of George A. Lucas and his art collection / Stanley Mazaroff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mazaroff, Stanley, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Collectors and collecting--France--Biography--France--Paris.

Art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2018]

Summary:

And, as revealed in the book, following Lucas's death, his enormous collection continued to have a vibrant life of its own, presenting new challenges to museum officials in studying, conserving, displaying, and ultimately saving the collection as an important and intrinsic part of the culture of our time.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Prologue

CHAPTER ONE: The Cultivation of Lucas

CHAPTER TWO: The Wandering Road to Paris

CHAPTER THREE: Lucas and Paris in a Time of Transition

CHAPTER FOUR: Lucas and Whistler

CHAPTER FIVE: The Links to Lucas

CHAPTER SIX: From Ecouen to Barbizon

CHAPTER SEVEN: M, Eugène, and Maud

CHAPTER EIGHT: When Money Is No Object

CHAPTER NINE: The Lucas Collection

CHAPTER TEN: The Final Years

CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Terms of Lucas's Will

CHAPTER TWELVE: A Collection in Search of a Home

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Shot across the Bow

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: The Glorification of Lucas

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: In Judge Kaplan's Court

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Lucas Saved

Postscript

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4214-2445-2

OCLC:

1030993250