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Starting two decades later, MOMA also plunged heavily on Matisse; Alfred * Barr's belief in Matisse's supreme importance to modernism, at a time when the artist was widely considered to be a decorator (albeit a great one), gave New York City a collection of incomparable breadth. Some key paintings are absent, chiefly the crucial Luxe, Calme et Volupte, 1904-05. But there are not many holes in this tapestry, and given the cost of insurance and owners' growing reluctance to expose artworks to the risk of travel, it may be that no museum will ever be able to mount...
Executive Vice Presidents: Donald J. Barr, Donald M. Elliman Jr., Robert L. Miller...
ABOUT 40% OF AMERICANS DRINK WINE at least occasionally. Any of them who latch onto WINE SNOBBERY (Simon & Schuster; $20) will have their eyebrows raised by this self-styled expose of what's behind -- and what sometimes goes into -- the noble beverage. In remorseless detail, British oenophile Andrew Barr explains how France's supposedly rigid appellation laws protect mediocrity more than excellence, why cheap champagne is often better than top brands costing upwards of $40, and how producers have got away with murder -- literally -- by dosing their wines with dangerous additives. Like most Savonarolas, Barr could lighten up a little...
Executive Vice Presidents: Donald J. Barr, Donald M. Elliman Jr., Robert L. Miller...
Executive Vice Presidents: Donald J. Barr, Donald M. Elliman Jr., Robert L. Miller...