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The Cone Sisters of Baltimore
Over a period of fifty years, sisters Claribel and Etta Cone amassed one of the most acclaimed collections of late-nineteenth and twentieth-century art in America. Dr. Claribel and Miss Etta were two halves of an idiosyncratic team—Claribel bold and assertive and Etta reflective and sensitive—who used the fortunes of their German Jewish immigrant family to seek out works t...more
Hardcover, 352 pages
Published
July 3rd 2008
by Northwestern Univ Pr
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The Cone sisters were certainly an intrepid and unusual pair, and their lady-like adventures make for a fascinating story. As close friends of Gertrude Stein, they were introduced to and began to collect Picasso, Matisse, and other noteable artists of the early 20th century The book is lovingly written by their niece and grand niece, both of whom are art historians. The thing that makes this book really top notch for me is the pictures. The book is liberally interspersed with pictures of ...more
THE CONE SISTERS OF BALTIMORE : Collecting At Full Tilt by Ellen B. Hirschland & Nancy Hirschland Ramage – Northwestern University Press / 0-8101-2481-5 / 271 pps (with Bibliography, Footnotes and Appendixes) / $34.95
I think this is my most enjoyed book of the year. Etta and Claribel Cone are a delightful duo. Told by the niece and great niece, this is the life of two “spinster” sisters who amassed a staggering collection of art from “radical, disreputable artists” that eventually...more
I think this is my most enjoyed book of the year. Etta and Claribel Cone are a delightful duo. Told by the niece and great niece, this is the life of two “spinster” sisters who amassed a staggering collection of art from “radical, disreputable artists” that eventually...more
Thoroughly enjoyable look at art and art collecting. One historical aspect that always fascinates me is groups of artists or intellectuals hanging out together, so a book that includes two sisters vacationing with Alice Toklas and Gertrude Stein while buying artwork from their friends, Matisse and Picasso, is right up my alley.
And quite fascinating to see just how much a part of their lives the Cone sisters considered art to be. The many photograps of their average sized apartment c...more
And quite fascinating to see just how much a part of their lives the Cone sisters considered art to be. The many photograps of their average sized apartment c...more
A really accessible book about the two eccentric sisters who acquired one of the premier modern art collections in the country. I have toured the collection four times now and this book truly enhanced my experience. I also learned a lot more about Gertrude Stein.
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