Théodore Duret

Édouard Manet:
Portrait of Théodore Duret
1868

Théodore Duret (20 January 1838, Saintes – 16 January 1927, Paris) was a French journalist, author and art critic. He was one of the first advocates of impressionism. One of his best known works is Critique d'Avant Garde (Paris, 1885)^[1] which was written in support of the Impressionist movement. He also served as collecting advisor and buying agent for American art collector Louisine Havemeyer.^[2]

References

1. Critique d'Avant Garde at Archive.org
2. Finding aid for The Havemeyer Family Papers relating to Art Collecting.

Notes

• Shigemi Inaga: Théodore Duret (1838–1927). Paris 1988
• Jean Selz: Lexikon des Impressionismus Cologne 1977 ISBN 3-7701-0860-4
• John Rewald: Die Geschichte des Impressionismus Cologne 1979 ISBN 3-7701-5561-0

External links

• The Havemeyer Family Papers relating to Art Collecting in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Archives. Theodore Duret acted as an art collecting advisor and buying agent for the Havemeyer family. This archival collection includes original letters from Duret to Louisine Havemeyer and to Duret from Paul Rosenberg.
• Article on the correspondence between Duret and James Abbott McNeill Whistler from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries
• Works by Théodore Duret at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Théodore Duret at Internet Archive