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Pierre Courthion

Born

Geneva, Switzerland

Genre

Art

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Pierre Courthion (January 14, 1902 - 1988) was a Swiss art critic and historian known for his work on American and French art.

In 1941, Courthion interviewed Henri Matisse for a book that the elderly artist was to illustrate himself.
However, on reading the proofs and sharing them with friends, Matisse considered Courthion's writing convoluted and mesquin ("small-minded"). Matisse then halted the book's publication, just a few weeks before it was due to come out. The "lost" interview was not published until 2013.

Courthion lived and worked in France for most of his life and was vice-president of the Syndicate of the French Artistic Press between 1965–78.
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Pierre Courthion’s books

Average rating: 3.98 · 134 ratings · 19 reviews · 132 distinct works

	Impressionism 3.82 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1977 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Masters of Art: Seurat 4.15 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chatting with Henri Matisse: The Lost 1941 Interview by Pierre Courthion (Primary Contributor), Henri Matisse, Chris Miller (Translator) 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manet Masters of Art by Pierre Courthion, Edouard Manet (Painter) 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paris in the Past: From Foquet to Daumier 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1957 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edouard Manet Great Art and Artists by Pierre Courthion, Harry N. Abrams Inc. (Collaborator), S.P.A.D.E.M. (Paris) (Collaborator) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Georges Rouault 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1947 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Montmartre 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1956 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Delacroix 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Impressionists really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1986 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars