biography
pronunciation:
[dürã rüel
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| lived:
| (1831–1922)
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| biography:
| Art dealer and patron, born in Paris, France. He inherited his father's Paris gallery in 1865, initially specializing in the Barbizon School and their contemporaries. After meeting Monet and Pissarro in London during the Franco-Prussian War, he bought many Impressionist paintings and championed their cause, promoting their work in France and abroad. He published publicity magazines such as Revue Internationale de l'Art et de la Curiosité. |
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