Overview
On September 20, 1940, one of the most famous European art dealers disembarked in New York, one of hundreds of Jewish refugees fleeing Vichy, France. Leaving behind his beloved Paris gallery, Paul Rosenberg had managed to save his family, but his paintings--modern masterpieces by Cézanne, Monet, Sisley, and others--were not so fortunate. As he fled, dozens of works were seized by Nazi forces, and the art dealer's own legacy was eradicated. More than half a century later, Anne Sinclair uncovered a box filled with letters. Drawing on her grandfather's intimate correspondence with Picasso, Matisse, Braque, and others, Sinclair takes us on a personal journey through the life of a legendary member of the Parisian art scene in My Grandfather's Gallery. Rosenberg's story is emblematic of millions of Jews, rich and poor, whose lives were indelibly altered by World War II. Sinclair's journey to reclaim her family history paints a picture of modern art on both sides of the Atlantic between the 1920s and 1950s that reframes twentieth-century art history.
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Author: Anne Sinclair ,
Shaun Whiteside ,
Kate Reading
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
ISBN: 9798200039982
Publication Date: 16 September 2014
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"The book shows the birth of modern art midwifed by a man we'd like to know better.-- ""Kirkus"" ""The book shows the birth of modern art midwifed by a man we'd like to know better."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"""
The book shows the birth of modern art midwifed by a man we'd like to know better.-- ""Kirkus"" ""The book shows the birth of modern art midwifed by a man we'd like to know better."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews""
Author Information
Anne Sinclair is France's best-known journalist. For thirteen years she was the host of 7/7, a weekly news and politics television series that had some of the highest ratings in France. While there she interviewed all the major global figures of the day, including Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Madonna. The director of Huffington Post, France Edition, Sinclair has written two bestselling books on politics. Shaun Whiteside has translated widely in both French and German, including Sybille Steinbacher's Auschwitz: A History. Kate Reading is an Audie Award-winning narrator and has received numerous Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine. Her narration has been recognized as Reader of the Year by Publishers Weekly, and by Booklist's 2019 Top of the List, for the American Library Association. She and her husband, narrator Michael Kramer, record at their home studio in Maryland, Madison Productions. Learn more at www.katereadingaudiobooks.com.
