Pierre Courthion

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Pierre Courthion


Born
Geneva, Switzerland
Genre
Art


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

3.82 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1977 — 18 editions
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Masters of Art: Seurat

4.15 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions
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Chatting with Henri Matisse...

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4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions
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Manet Masters of Art

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3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions
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Paris in the Past: From Foq...

4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1957 — 4 editions
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Edouard Manet Great Art and...

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Georges Rouault

4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1947 — 14 editions
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Montmartre

3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1956 — 4 editions
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Delacroix

3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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The Impressionists

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1986 — 7 editions
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