Maurice Rheims

French art historian, novelist (1910–2003)
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Maurice Rheims
Rheims in 1990
Born(1910-01-04)4 January 1910
Versailles, France
Died6 March 2003(2003-03-06) (aged 93)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole du Louvre
Known forMember of the Académie française
ChildrenBettina Rheims
Nathalie Rheims

Maurice Rheims (4 January 1910 – 6 March 2003) was a French art auctioneer, art historian and novelist, born in Versailles. He administered the estate of the painter Pablo Picasso. He is the father of the photographer Bettina Rheims.

Bibliography

  • Rheims, Maurice (1961) [1959 - La Vie étrange des objets, published, in French, by Librairie Plon]. The Strange Life of Objects: 35 Centuries of Art Collecting & Collectors. Translated by Pryce-Jones, David (First American ed.). New York: Atheneum Publishers – via Internet Archive text collection.
  • The Flowering of Art Nouveau, Harry N. Abrams, 1966. Translated by Patrick Evans. originally published in Paris by Arts et Métiers Graphiques
  • The Glorious Obsession, St. Martin's Press, 1980, ISBN 0-312-32965-2

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  • Rheims at the Académie française website
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