L'Amateur d'Art

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L'Amateur d'Art
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ISSN 0988-6672

L'Amateur d'Art (or Journal de l'amateur d'art), in English, the Art Amateur, is a former French monthly magazine, specialized in visual arts. [1] [2]

Contents

History

Its purpose was to introduce or better understand the creative approach or works of many contemporary artists, both figurative and abstract, including Raphy, Alfred Reth, Ladislas Kijno, Alexandre Frenel, Jean-Pierre Ceytaire, Étienne Ritter, Joseph Espalioux, Alexis Hinsberger, Bernard Conte, Pierre Jutand, Tomaso Pomentale, and the sculptor Charles Machet.

Among the most renowned contributors to this publication over the decades were Gilbert Prouteau, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Georges Pillement, Jacques Dubois, Nicole Lamothe and Pierre Mornand. [3] [4]

Director

Well known Parisian art dealer in the post-war era, Michel Boutin was its director during the 1970s-1980s. The publication ceased in the early 1990s, shortly after his death.

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References

  1. "L'amateur d'art, la fois social et culturel - Nonfiction.fr le portail des livres et des idées". www.nonfiction.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  2. Picot, Nicole (January 1991). "L'edition D'art francaise". Art Libraries Journal. 16 (4): 16–19. doi:10.1017/S0307472200007380. ISSN   0307-4722.
  3. "journal-de-l'amateur-d'art : tous les articles d'occasion, rares et de collection - le-livre.fr". www.le-livre.fr. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  4. Lamothe, Nicole (11 November 1976). "Frenel De L'Ecole De Paris". L'Amateur D'Art . p. 7.