Pierre Gouthiere: Virtuoso Gilder at the French Court - Hardcover

"An essay by Baulez, brought up-to-date with new discoveries and insights and translated into English, constitutes the core of the splendidly produced publication"--Reinier Baarsen, The Burlington Magazine "The dazzling accompanying book, by Vignon and former chief curator at the Musee de Versailles Christian Baulez, is the first English monograph on Gouthiere, and includes the first catalogue raisonne of his work compiled since 1912"--Barrymore Laurence Scherer, The Magazine Antiques "Publies in extenso, ils offrent une mine d'informations hors pair. Magnifiquement edite, ce livre est donc appele a devenir un usuel pour tous ceux qui s'interessent a Gouthiere et au bronze dore"--Herve Grandsart, Connaissance des Arts "The dazzling accompanying book, by Vignon and former chief curator at the Musee de Versailles Christian Baulez, is the first English monograph on Gouthiere, and includes the first catalogue raisonne of his work compiled since 1912 and a trove of new art historical and technical research by leading scholars in the field relating to those works that can now be attributed with certainty to this extraordinary artist"Barrymore Laurence Scherer, The Magazine Antiques "Publies in extenso, ils offrent une mine d informations hors pair. Magnifiquement edite, ce livre est donc appele a devenir un usuel pour tous ceux qui s interessent a Gouthiere et au bronze dore"Herve Grandsart, Connaissance des Arts " "Publies in extenso, ils offrent une mine d informations hors pair. Magnifiquement edite, ce livre est donc appele a devenir un usuel pour tous ceux qui s interessent a Gouthiere et au bronze dore" Herve Grandsart, Connaissance des Arts "

"Pierre Gouthiere: Virtuoso Gilder at the French Court" celebrates the life of Pierre Gouthiere (1732-1813), considered to be one of the best Parisian bronze chasers and gilders of the eighteenth-century. Gouthiere became gilder to Louis XV in 1767, and is credited with inventing a new type of gilding that left a matte finish"dorure au mat"one of the hallmarks of his work. Although incredibly successful in his day, Gouthiere died in relative obscurity and poverty; unlike some of his contemporaries his works never regained popularity after the French Revolution.The inclusion of detailed entries and plates of forty works positively attributed to Gouthiere, five essays by leading experts which examine Gouthiere's life, career, clientele, and gilding techniques, as well as examples of his work from French, British and American collections, ensure that this beautiful volume is an invaluable new resource on Gouthiere. The only other volume on this master was published in 1920, and is now long out of print.