Eight Books on Art Collecting Reviewed by Artribune
Artribune's Marco Enrico Giacomelli reviews eight recent publications on art collecting, covering topics from the history of Art Cologne to the Doria Pamphilj collection. The books include: 'Art Cologne 1967-2016' (Walther König) on the fair's 50-year history; Stefan Zweig's 'La collezione invisibile' (Pagine d'Arte), a 1925 novella about art market issues; 'Sul buono e sul cattivo uso dei Bronzi di Riace' (Donzelli) on heritage debates; 'Scuola romana e Novecento italiano' (Skira) featuring collectors Claudio and Elena Cerasi; Federico Giannini's 'Un patrimonio da riconquistare' (Talos) criticizing volunteer-run heritage; 'Passione Barocco' (Quodlibet) on the Ducrot collection of 17th-century Italian and French paintings; 'Artists living with art' (Abrams) showing homes of 30 artists including Francesco Clemente; and 'Collezione Doria Pamphilj' (Silvana Editoriale), a catalog of the Roman palace's 500-year-old collection featuring Velázquez's Innocent X.
Key facts
- Art Cologne was founded in 1967 as Kunstmarkt Köln by Hein Stünke and Rudolf Zwirner, renamed in 1984.
- Stefan Zweig's novella 'La collezione invisibile' from 1925 addresses art market issues.
- The Ducrot collection focuses exclusively on 17th-century Italian and French figure paintings.
- Claudio and Elena Cerasi have been collecting for 35 years.
- Francesco Clemente's home includes works by Beuys, Wright, and Füssli.
- The Doria Pamphilj collection spans 500 years and includes Velázquez's portrait of Innocent X.
- Federico Giannini argues against relying on volunteers for heritage management.
- The books are published by Walther König, Pagine d'Arte, Donzelli, Skira, Talos, Quodlibet, Abrams, and Silvana Editoriale.
Entities
Artists
- Hein Stünke
- Rudolf Zwirner
- Stefan Zweig
- Claudio Cerasi
- Elena Cerasi
- Francesco Clemente
- Joseph Beuys
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Johann Heinrich Füssli
- Diego Velázquez
- Innocent X
- Maurizio Fagiolo dell'Arco
- Federico Giannini
- Letizia Treves
- Stacey Goergen
- Amanda Benchley
- Andrea G. De Marchi
- Marco Enrico Giacomelli
Institutions
- Art Cologne
- Kunstmarkt Köln
- Walther König
- Pagine d'Arte
- Donzelli
- Skira
- Talos
- Quodlibet
- Abrams
- Silvana Editoriale
- Artribune
- Palazzo Doria Pamphilj
Locations
- Cologne
- Germany
- Miami
- Italy
- Rome