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"The book shows the birth of modern art midwifed by a man we'd like to know better." ---Kirkus
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Anne Sinclair is Paul Rosenberg’s granddaughter and one of France’s best-known journalists. For thirteen years she was the host of 7 sur 7, a weekly news and politics television show for which she interviewed world figures of the day, including Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Madonna. The editorial director of Le Huffington Post (France), Sinclair has written two bestselling books on politics.
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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Cloggie Downunder
TOP 1000 REVIEWER on August 27, 2014
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My Grandfather’s Gallery is a memoir by journalist and French TV host, Anne Sinclair. Sinclair was also the model for the statue of Marianne, the national emblem of France, the irony of which was not lost on her when she was required to prove her French ancestry for renewal of identity documents in 2010. This bureaucratic incident led Sinclair to research the life of her maternal grandfather, Paul Rosenberg, a well-known Parisian art dealer who was stripped of his French identity during World War Two by the Vichy government because he was Jewish. Using published works and personal archives from her grandfather’s gallery as well as from Musee Picasso, the house of Henri Matisse and Musee National D’Art Moderne, including letters, photographs, and journal articles, Sinclair details Paul Rosenberg’s career, his exile to the United States and eventual return to France. The shocking looting of priceless artworks by the occupying German forces, French collaborators and opportunistic (and often trusted) friends, acquaintances and employees is also described. Paul himself stated: “We recovered some paintings looted by the Germans, or by dishonest Frenchmen. But I am not going to complain, it’s as nothing when you look at the horrors that the Nazis inflicted on human beings of all races, creeds and colors.” As well as discovering the depth of Paul’s friendships with his clients, in particular, Pablo Picasso, Sinclair uncovers some disturbing facts about her grandparents that she regrets learning. There are some amusing anecdotes about the family (“In the Loevi household, you didn’t button up in the face of adversity; you complained a lot and wallowed in your misfortune.”) and famous artists.Read more ›
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Steven P. Chase
on October 11, 2014
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I did not feel the empathy I expected based on the review from the New York Times. It is a good book, but I wished I had waited for the paperback version.
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on October 13, 2014
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It is a great book to know about Paul Rosenberg life! I like it a lot
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Pamela Burdett
on September 23, 2014
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Fascinating history of Paul Rosenberg's gallery in Paris --and later New York, and a poignant remembrance by his granddaughter.
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Christian Schlect
VINE VOICE on September 23, 2014
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A modern adult French woman's search back in time, with her grandfather's art gallery (both in Paris and New York) as the focal point of this family history.
With artists such as Picasso, a Jewish family's flight to America from Paris at the start of World War II, and the wartime theft of great artworks-- this deeply personal story will be of interest to the many readers desiring to know more about high culture and identity during the turbulent last century.
With artists such as Picasso, a Jewish family's flight to America from Paris at the start of World War II, and the wartime theft of great artworks-- this deeply personal story will be of interest to the many readers desiring to know more about high culture and identity during the turbulent last century.
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