Art Held Hostage: The Battle over the Barnes Collection

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Cover of the book Art Held Hostage: The Battle over the Barnes Collection by John Anderson, Ph.D., W. W. Norton & Company
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Author: John Anderson, Ph.D. ISBN: 9780393349382
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: September 3, 2013
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: John Anderson, Ph.D.
ISBN: 9780393349382
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: September 3, 2013
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

“Money, pretension, horrid behavior by cultured people” (New York) —John Anderson’s tale delivers it all in fabulously juicy detail.

This is the story of how a fabled art foundation—the greatest collection of impressionist and postimpressionist art in America, including 69 Cézannes, 60 Matisses, and 44 Picassos, among many priceless others—came to be, and how more than a decade of legal squabbling brought it to the brink of collapse and to a move that many believe betrayed the wishes of the founder, Dr. Albert C. Barnes (1872—1951). Art Held Hostage is now updated with a new epilogue by the author covering the current state of this international treasure and the endless battle over its fate.

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“Money, pretension, horrid behavior by cultured people” (New York) —John Anderson’s tale delivers it all in fabulously juicy detail.

This is the story of how a fabled art foundation—the greatest collection of impressionist and postimpressionist art in America, including 69 Cézannes, 60 Matisses, and 44 Picassos, among many priceless others—came to be, and how more than a decade of legal squabbling brought it to the brink of collapse and to a move that many believe betrayed the wishes of the founder, Dr. Albert C. Barnes (1872—1951). Art Held Hostage is now updated with a new epilogue by the author covering the current state of this international treasure and the endless battle over its fate.

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