| ISBN |
1907804617 (hbk.) |
| 9781907804618 (hbk.) |
| Author |
Baulez, Christian |
| Title |
Pierre Gouthière : virtuoso gilder at the French court / Christian Baulez and Charlotte Vignon ; with contributions by Anne Forray-Carlier, Joseph Godla, Helen Jacobsen, Luisa Penalva, Emmanuel Sarmeo, and Anna Saratowicz |
| Publisher |
New York : The Frick Collection, London : In association with D Giles Limited, 2016 |
| Physical desc. |
408 p. ; ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 29 cm. |
| Note |
Published in conjunction with an exhibition organised by The Frick Collection in collaboration with the Musée des Arts Décoratifs/Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris, and held 16 November 2016-19 February 2017 at The Frick Collection, New York, and 15 March-25 June 2017 at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. |
| Gift of the publisher. |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Pierre Gouthière: a gilded legend / Charlotte Vignon -- The life and work of Pierre Gouthière / Christian Baulez -- Gouthière's network of architects and designers / Anne Forray-Carlier -- Gouthière's network of craftsmen / Christian Baulez -- "Twenty fingers on each hand": Pierre Gouthière's chasing and gilding techniques / Joseph Godla -- Gouthière's legacy: nineteenth-century collectors in Britain / Helen Jacobsen -- Catalogue raisonné -- Appendix 1: Works by Gouthière described in invoices and auction catalogues dated from 1767 to 1813 / Charlotte Vignon -- Appendix 2: Craftsmen biographies / Christian Baulez. |
| Person as subject |
Gouthière, Pierre -- 1732-1813 -- Catalogues raisonnés |
| Gouthière, Pierre -- 1732-1813 -- Exhibitions |
| Corporate name |
Frick Collection -- Exhibitions |
| Musée des arts décoratifs (France) -- Exhibitions |
| Subject |
Gilt bronzes, French -- 18th century -- Exhibitions |
| Gilt bronzes, French -- 19th century -- Exhibitions |
| Added name(s) |
Vignon, Charlotte |
| Added name(s) - Corporate |
Frick Collection |
| Musée des arts décoratifs (France) |
