TY - BOOK ID - 137413252 TI - The Collector AU - Semenova, N. I︠U︡ AU - Delocque-Fourcaud, André-Marc AU - Roberts, Anthony PY - 2018 SN - 0300241070 9780300241075 9780300234770 0300234775 PB - New Haven DB - UniCat KW - Art patrons KW - Art KW - Collectors and collecting KW - History. KW - Shchukin, Sergeĭ Ivanovich, KW - Russia. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137413252 AB - A fascinating life of Sergei Shchukin, the great collector who changed the face of Russia's art world Sergei Shchukin was a highly successful textiles merchant in the latter half of the nineteenth century, but he also had a great eye for beauty. He was one of the first to appreciate the qualities of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists and to acquire works by Cézanne, Matisse, and Picasso. A trailblazer in the Russian art world, Shchukin and his collection shocked, provoked, and inspired awe, ridicule, and derision among his contemporaries.   This is the first English-language biography of Sergei Shchukin, written by art historian Natalya Semenova and adapted by Shchukin's grandson André Delocque. Featuring personal diary entries, correspondence, interviews, and archival research, it brings to light the life of a man who has hitherto remained in the shadows, and shows how despite his controversial reputation, he opened his collection to the public, inspiring a future generation of artists and changing the face of the Russian art world. ER -