ANN: New archival collections available online at the Wildenstein Plattner Institute (wpi.art)
The WPI is pleased to announce the release of two important archival collections documenting the history of art dealing and collecting in the late 19th and early 20th centuries France. Galerie Félix Gérard…
ANN: Collecting Antiquities in France in the 19th Century – Lecture by Cécile Colonna (Soc. for the History of Collecting / online, 14 Dec 2021, 19:30 CET)
The collector of works of art, original in his path, peculiar in his tastes, unique for his collection, is most often studied as a singular individual through a biography, precisely retraced. The act of collecting is nevertheless a social…
CONF: Bertel Thorvaldsen: Friendship and Social Networks in Europe around 1800 (Munich, ZIKG / online, 12 Nov 2021)
International conference at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, München, in cooperation with Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen / Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen / Royal Danish Embassy in Berlin. 12 Nov 2021, 10:00 – 15:00 CET Please register via…
CFP: Marchands d’antiques a Paris au XIXe siecle (Paris, INHA, 20 Apr 2022)
Au sein du marché des antiquités qui s’organise au XIXe siècle en Europe, les marchands ont joué un rôle central dans la circulation des œuvres comme dans la constitution des collections privées et…
ANN: Renoir & Durand-Ruel Oral History (Wildenstein Plattner Institute)
As part of its Oral History Program, the WPI has released two new Oral Histories that explore Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s historical and artistic legacy. Oral histories with Sophie Renoir and Paul Louis Durand-Ruel, respectively the great-granddaughter of Renoir…
TIAMSA Member News: The Art Market in the Nineteenth Century – A Conversation Co-Hosted by AHNCA and the Dahesh Museum of Art (online, 7pm EDT)
On Wednesday, October 20th, at 7PM EDT, the Association of Historians of Nineteenth Century Art (AHNCA) and the Dahesh Museum of Art will co-host their October Virtual Salon on The Art Market in…
CONF: Annotated Catalogues of the Helbing Auction House – Introduction and Dialogue (Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte / online, 5 Oct 2021; in German)
Online-Workshop // Handexemplare Aus Dem Auktionshaus Hugo Helbing – Einführung Und Dialog Der Forschung sind aktuell etwa 1.100 sogenannte Handexemplare und Protokollkataloge der Auktionskataloge der von 1887 bis 1937 im Auktionsgeschäft tätigen Münchner Galerie…
CONF: Gustave Geffroy – Critique d’art Acteur de la vie culturelle (online / Université de Rennes, 18-19 Mar 2021)
Gustave Geffroy – Critique d’art Acteur de la vie culturelle Online / Université de Rennes, 18-19 Mar 2021 Gustave Geffroy (1855-1926), proche collaborateur et ami de Georges Clemenceau, est une personnalité majeure du…
CFP: Photography and its uses in the art market (online, 15-16 Oct 2021)
Photography and its uses in the art market (1880-1939): Protagonists, narratives, collectionsOnline webinar, 15-16 Oct 2021Submission deadline: 28 Feb 2021 [Italian version below]