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Paul durand ruel biography of donald

          PDR: Well, my -- I am a great-grandson of Paul Durand-Ruel, who was the main dealer for Renoir.

        1. Born in , Durand-Ruel inherited his gallery from his parents.
        2. Paul-Marie-Joseph Durand-Ruel was born on 31st October in Paris.
        3. Taking over the family art business from his father and having fled to England during the Franco-Prussian war, Durand-Ruel met his fellow.
        4. Paul Durand-Ruel was the art dealer who bought the works of Monet, Pissarro, and Renoir while they were still being ignored or ridiculed.

          5. Paul-Marie-Joseph Durand-Ruel was born on 31st October in Paris..

          Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922)

           

          In 1874 the Impressionist 'group' held their first joint exhibition.

          It opened for 4 weeks on 15 April 1874, in studios rented by the photographer Nadar at 35 Boulevard des Capucines. The exhibition, however, made such a loss that the artists were forced to disband the company they had only just formed.

          The following March, with the help of Durand-Ruel, they held a public auction at the Hotel Drouot, which proved even more disappointing, with the average price hardly exceeding 100 francs a painting.

          Paul Durand-Ruel was quite the shopper.

          In 1876, Paul Durand-Ruel hosted a second exhibition of Impressionism in his own gallery. Both the show and his gallery were described as "insane".

          During the period 1876-1886, there were few improvements. Paul Durand-Ruel remained almost the only art professional to support the Impressionist group.

          Despite immense financial difficulties, he continued to buy their paintings and promote their art. As late as 1883, he organized Impressi