ISBN: 9780259109310

Le peintre Aved, sa vie et son oeuvre 1702-1766. Volume I: Biographie, Preuves

Wildenstein, Georges

ISBN: 9780259109310

Le peintre Aved, sa vie et son oeuvre 1702-1766. Volume I: Biographie, Preuves

Wildenstein, Georges

Description

Jacques André Joseph Aved (1702-1766) was a painter known for his portraits of the French bourgeoisie, particularly of the financial and artistic milieux. This catalogue was the first published in the collection Études et documents pour servir à l’histoire de l’Art français du XVIIIe siècle, directed par Georges Wildenstein, and gathers 182 works.

Details
Artist(s)
Aved, Jacques-André-Joseph
Publisher
Year
1922
Language(s)
French
Pages
234
Size
34 cm
Illustrations
over 120 b&w, plus one color
Public Note

The first volume includes a biography of the artist. The Appendices include a list of Aved's descendants, his lists of his students and followers, his collection, and portraits of Aved and his wife. A separate section of documents includes the artist's marriage contract, excerpts from his correspondence, and his posthumous inventory. Volume 2 contains the catalogue raisonné of the paintings. There is also an index of names and a chronology. A supplement is currently in preparation by the Wildenstein Institute.

t. 1: Biographie, preuves-- t. 2: Catalogue de son oeuvre Individual entries include title, dimensions, medium, brief biographical notes on sitters, where the image is reproduced, and related works.

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