A Few Collectors
"Funny and whimsical. There are wonderful asides ... It is also poignant." —The New York TimesAn utterly charming book by beloved Parisian artist Pierre Le-Tan, filled with dazzling illustrations and intriguing tales about often eccentric art collectors. Le-Tan, known for designing New Yorker magazine covers and collaborations with fashion houses, summons up memories of inveterate collectors in this lavishly illustrated volume. He evokes fascinating, sometimes troubled figures through insightful and curious portraits. With seventy of his distinctive pen and ink drawings—in vibrant color with meticulous cross-hatching—A Few Collectors opens a window onto the vast or minuscule world created by collectors out of a mix of extravagance and obstinacy. It recounts encounters in Paris, the Côte d’Azur, North Africa, London and New York, where Le-Tan’s subjects have amassed a range of treasures. Some involve famed figures like former Louvre Museum director Pierre Rosenberg. Others are insolvent aristocrats, princes of film and fashion, expatriate dandies, and flat-out obsessive eccentrics. Le-Tan devotes perhaps his finest chapter to himself.
Gorgeous hardcover book with seventy captivating color illustrations by a beloved artist.Pierre Le-Tan has a wide following and is famed for his cover designs for The New Yorker and drawings in Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.In addition to his art world reputation, Le-Tan is known for designing the Paris flagship store of Tory Burch as well as drawings for Hermès, Chanel, and J. Crew. Bookseller Buzz: "A charming bauble of a book, richly illustrated throughout by Le-Tan."-Tom Bowden, The Book Beat, Oak Park, Michigan
| Autor: | Le-Tan, Pierre |
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| ISBN: | 9781954404045 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Ingram Publishers Services |
| Veröffentlicht: | 05.04.2022 |
| Schlagworte: | ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Art ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / General BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs DESIGN / Decorative Arts |
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