{"product_id":"the-art-of-acquiring-a-portrait-of-etta-claribel-cone","title":"The Art of Acquiring: A Portrait of Etta \u0026 Claribel Cone","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThe Art of Acquiring: A Portrait of Etta \u0026amp; Claribel Cone\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBook is in very good condition! There is only light wear. The pages are clean with no marks.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pasted=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Acquiring: A Portrait of Etta \u0026amp; Claribel Cone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a nonfiction biography by Mary Gabriel that tells the fascinating story of two American sisters Claribel and Etta Cone and how they became some of the most important art collectors of the early 20th century. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e What the Book Is About\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe book profiles \u003cstrong\u003eClaribel and Etta Cone\u003c\/strong\u003e, wealthy sisters from Baltimore who, over more than four decades, built an extraordinary collection of modern art through travels to Europe and deep personal involvement with artists and the Paris art world. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDespite their outwardly conservative Victorian manners, the Cones developed a passionate commitment to avant-garde art that was controversial in its day, acquiring works by artists such as \u003cstrong\u003eHenri Matisse\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Czanne\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eEdgar Degas\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePierre-Auguste Renoir\u003c\/strong\u003e, and others long before these artists were widely recognized. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Themes and Focus\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eGabriel explores how these two unlikely collectors Claribel trained as a physician and Etta a devoted caregiver and enthusiast came to form a private museum-worthy collection in their Baltimore apartments. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe narrative places the sisters within the broader cultural and historical context of early modernism, touching on their friendships (including with \u003cstrong\u003eGertrude Stein\u003c\/strong\u003e) and their experiences in the vibrant artistic circles of Paris. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe author also tries to understand what motivated two seemingly conventional women to champion art that was avant-garde and often misunderstood in their own society. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Legacy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe Cone sisters lifetime of collecting ultimately resulted in one of the most significant modern art collections in the United States. 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