Discovering The Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel And The New Painting

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Discovering The Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel And The New Painting

Published: August 19, 2015

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PHILADELPHIA, PENN. — Countless monographs and exhibitions have documented the enduring popularity of the Impressionists, but scant attention has been paid to the remarkable French art dealer who played a key role in kick-starting the growth and marketing of the movement. Astute, ambitious and loyal, Paul Durand-Ruel (1831–1922), embraced the new painting from the start in the 1870s, when it was publicly derided as a fringe movement whose pictures appeared unfinished.



   

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