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by S.N.Behrman (Author) "WHEN JOSEPH DUVEEN, the most spectacular art dealer of all time, travelled from one to another of his three galleries, in Paris, New York, and..." (more)

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Paperback: 242 pages
Publisher: The Little Bookroom; New Ed edition (21 Aug 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1892145170
ISBN-13: 978-1892145178
Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.7 x 2 cm

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3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing if not uncritical, 5 Sep 2003

By	Matthew Morgan "mmonster70" (London) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Joseph Duveen - or Lord Duveen as he became - was undoubtedly one of the most successful art dealers of the twentieth century - if not any century. Many of the most famous Italian Renaissance pictures in the world passed through his hands and, after the exchange of very large amounts of money, into the hands of some of the richest men in America and from many of them into public galleries.
I very much enjoyed this boook. However, it is nothing short of a hagiography - albeit a very good one.

The book is very light hearted, perhaps in an attempt to emulate its subject. At no time are any difficult questions asked. Therefore there is no discussion on how his clients made their money, how Duveen acquired some of his stock, whether his 'attributions' have stood the test of time and shockingly, except for a passing reference, nothing on his dealings with Nazis prior to the war.
It is perhaps unfair to criticise a book written in the 1950s for not being written in the style of a later-day biography. However, this is a collection of anecdotes from former friends and colleagues which does little to reveal the real man.
A good introduction to the life of an extraordinary man but only a starter rather than a main course.
If this book were a picture it would not have been handled by its subject.

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