That tic and the enmity behind it became famous, threatening to eclipse his brilliance as a scientist, businessman, art collector and educator. But why exactly was Barnes, a millionaire surrounded by ...
Albert C. Barnes, founder of the Barnes Foundation, was too large a character to be restrained by mortality. He and his ...
Barnes amassed one of the world’s greatest private collections of modern European artwork—more Cézannes (69) and Renoirs (an ...
His talent for pharmaceutical chemistry made him rich. His bold taste in paintings created the foundation for America’s most ...
The art market has suffered a significant decline in sales over the last few years, leading to industrywide layoffs and nervous sellers. The Riggio collection will test the market’s strength ...
In “The Maverick’s Museum,” Blake Gopnik presents the contradictory, intriguing, infuriating man behind the Barnes Collection ...
Artists Amedeo Modigliani and Chaïm Soutine, Kang added, moved to Paris in the early 20th century and fled to the south ...
Founder Dr. Albert C. Barnes believed that art is for everyone. To democratize the art experience, he organized his collection into ensembles, which reveal universal connections across cultures ...
A new biography on the renowned businessman, who amassed one of the most important collections of Modern art in the US, looks ...