New-York tribune., 1922-02-07
.Dllrand-Ruel.
Art DiscOyercr.
lsDead I'm aris
Connoisscur Who Appreciate
ed Millci, Corot and Others
Before They Gained Fame
Made Crca! Collection
Son Manages House Here
IL Is Admitted He Was One
of Worlds Greatest Judges
OF Works Of The Brush

cah'eGram announcing the death
IN Paris Of Paul Durnnd-R art,
dealer and collector was received YES
cerday by his son. Joseph Durand -Rucl.
associate member Of the house Of
Durand- -Rue. ar. dealers. 70 East
tlfty-scvcnth Street A week aro in
formation reached his children that
" r. purand-Euel was i'll with in
''uenza. Pneumonia Developed and he
olcd on Sunday. He was born in Paris
in 1891. a. 10
Mr.. Durand RuoNs interest in art
which made him one of the forcmos.
Judges Of paintings in tho world. was
heritage from his father. with whom
ne became associated as an art dealer
IN 1880. 1t had been his intention to
follow another career. tie comp|oted =
course at st. Cyr. but temporary N
ness made hin abandon his military
amo'tlons. lie entered business life
nno IN i"o2; at the rge of thrty-one.
became head Of tho Du-and- Euel busf
ness in Paris. With tho Gcv~'nnn'nn+ r',' nus'
OF SPECIAL taste and talent in this di
rcction, he added materially to the
established reputation Of tho old firm.
he Was a Discovcrer
IA the course of his long and active
r'e nc had the reputation of having
flrst introduced to public favor mar,
OF the French painters nov univcrsal1,.
known, including Milct. Corot. y.
Jules nuprc. Eousscau. Dolarroiv
Daubigny, Dccamps and Diaz. Prior TO
the attention given those painters hv
mr. Durand Ruel their works haG
fal'ed to attain prominence.
Mr.. Durand-Ruc1 also recognized tho
talent of Manct. Daumicr. puvis de-
Shavanncs. Claude Monet. Hcnoir.
fiS5arro, Sisley and Dceas. He uas
ever IN advance in bringing out now
painters who later became famous. Al
tunes he cncountcrcd opposition he
cause Of his outspokcn donunciation Of
the bad taste OF some picture buvers.
MS Judgments, criticized in the first
instance. were usually accepted in tho
end. He inrersonatcd tho type Of tho
amateur dealer. He only bought. sold
or recommended what he liked himself.
Masterpieces did not stay long in his
hands
He created for himself 4 private
collection. AS it stands now. at 35-37 7
Rue dc Rome. Paris, it is one Of the
! most important in thc world and CON
tains originals of all the French
masters Of the nineteenth century.
In 1872 he made the first important t
date he was the ony man who elected
to buy pictures from this artist He
bought thirty Of Manct's pictures for
$1,000 francs. To-day that sum would
not buy one of them. He purchas ed
pictures from Puvis de Chavannes. who
had not yet found buyer for any OF
his easel canvascs.
And Public Laughed
u;e fret ovhihitiou in tho rcv "a
lcres Of the Rue Laffittc aroused in
tense feeling The public laughed o.
grew angry. The critics waxcd severe
with Manet and Puvis and collectors
were disheartcncd. A public sale o
place in 1875. occasioncd such lndigna
tior that Mr. Durand- Eucl had to cal
in The police
In 1885 his frm was in financial dis
tress A movement in favor Of med
.crn French art in TIE United State:
gave the untiring collector q chance
to recover. He came to New York an'
gave an exhibition Of the Barbizor
School artists and the impressionist
in the National Academy of Design II
1885 and another in 1887. Other exhi-
bitions followed in the New Yort
Durand Rucl galleries. The works o.
Puvis de ChavaNnes were exhibited
there in 1894 and Of Manct in the fol
lowing year.
Mr. Durand- Rucl had not been in this
country in the last twenty-five years
He is survived by three children
Joseph and George Durand Rucl, who
arc partners in the art establishment
the sons arc Pierre Durand- Ruel anc
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