Pierre Courthion
Pierre Courthion (1902-1988) was a Swiss art critic and historian.
Courthion was educated at the University of Geneva and was awarded a scholarship to study painting at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.[1] At the Louvre, he did his doctorate on the painter, Jean-Étienne Liotard.[1]
In 1941, Courthion interviewed Henri Matisse, but after months of difficult negotiations, Matisse refused to have the resulting book published, just a few weeks before it was due to come out.[2][3] The "lost" interview was not published until 2013.[2]
His papers are held at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Publications[]
- Panorama de la peinture française contemporaine
- D'une palette à l'autre : Mémoires d'un critique d'art
- La Peinture flamande : de Van Eyck à Bruegel
- Bonnard : peintre du merveilleux
- Soutine : peintre du déchirant
- Les Impressionnistes
- Le Visage de Matisse
- La Vie de Delacroix
- Delacroix : journal et correspondance
- Paris : de sa naissance à nos jours
- D'une palette à l'autre: mémoires d'un critique d'art, autobiography, 2004
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Pierre Courthion papers". Getty Research Institute. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Chatting With Henri Matisse (HB)". National Gallery Shop. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Cone, Michele (14 June 2013). "Killed by Matisse in 1941, Courthion's Interviews Are Resurrected". artinamericamagazine.com. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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