THE VAN CLEEF & ARPELS COLLECTION – TOME 1 (English Version)
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THE VAN CLEEF & ARPELS COLLECTION – TOME 1 (version anglaise), This book, the first volume of the catalogue raisonné of the Van Cleef & Arpels Collection, traces the beginnings of the collection, from 1906 to 1953, highlighting nearly 700 pieces of jewellery created during this period.
This book, the first volume of the catalogue raisonné of the Van Cleef & Arpels Collection, traces the beginnings of the collection, from 1906 to 1953, highlighting nearly 700 pieces of jewellery created during this period. With an emphasis on images, it presents the heritage collection in all its diversity: pieces of haute joaillerie, jewellery, watches, as well as accessories and art pieces. Detailed notes accompany certain emblematic pieces, highlighting the collection’s place in the historical, cultural and artistic context of the first part of the 20th century. A corpus of scientific texts, written by art historians and the heads of the Van Cleef & Arpels Heritage Department, evoke the creative process, the major themes dear to the House – flora, transformability, etc. – and the artistic currents that shaped the collection. -and the artistic currents at work during this period. Livre d’art, d’histoire culturelle, mais aussi ouvrage de référence du monde de la joaillerie, ce catalogue raisonné revisite les codes du genre par ses lectures plurielles, son approche tant visuelle que didactique et son graphisme conçu comme un écrin de la Collection Van Cleef & Arpels. It cements the collection in the great history of the arts.
