Rudolph Leopold : Connoisseur - Collector - Museum Founder
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
3777428671
ISBN-13
9783777428673
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Imprint
Hirmer Verlag
Country of Manufacture
DE
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 10th, 2018
Print length
312 Pages
Weight
936 grams
Dimensions
17.30 x 23.60 x 2.80 cms
Product Classification:
Individual artists, art monographsExhibition catalogues & specific collections
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In the 1950s, as the world continued to recover from war and artists were grappling with new conditions in striking new ways, Rudolf Leopold (19252010) achieved something impressive: he built up a large, aesthetically sophisticated and historically relevant art collection of international renown. This book draws on the memories of Leopolds son, Diethard, to tell Leopolds story, presenting him as a fascinating collector. It shows how Leopold, beginning his collection around a core of works by Egon Schiele, branched out to collect major works by Klimt, Kokoschka, Gerstl, Egger-Lienz, and Kubin, as well as by German expressioniststhus bringing together a representative grouping of the key artists of the period.
In the historical period of new beginnings starting in the 1950s, the collector Rudolf Leopold (1925- 2010), with pioneer - like foresight and a keen sense of art, was able to do someting few others of his ilk succeeded in doing: build up a large, both aesth etically sophisticated and art historically relevant collection of international renown. The biography paints a picture of Rudolf Leopold as a fascinating collector. It is based on the personal memories of his son, Diethard Leopold, and the latter’s conve rsations with his father, relatives and contemporaries, as well as with competitors of his father. It is the lasting record of a lifelong effort to preserve what has defined a cultural period. Beginning with Schiele as core artist, his collection includes numerous major works by the likes of Klimt, Kokoschka, Gerstl, Egger - Lienz, and Kubin as well as by German Expressionists. Important furniture, arts and crafts, jewelry, and African and Japanese art complement the collection.
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