EL MERCADO DE PINTURA ESPAÑOLA EN ESTADOS UNIDOS EN LAS PRIMERAS DÉCADAS DEL SIGLO XIX. (Spanish)

In the United States, the phenomenon of art collecting grew in the second half of the 19th century, collections having been relatively small in number in the early decades of the century. This article analyses the arrival of Richard W. Meade's sizeable collection in the American art market, one that he amassed during his time in Spain between 1804 and 1820. Many of the paintings it contains were the work of Spanish baroque artists. In taking an inventory of its heritage and looking at the catalogues of various auctions, an analysis is offered of the means by which the collection came together and the contribution it made it in launching the American market for European and Spanish art in particular. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

En Estados Unidos el fenómeno del coleccionismo se desarrolló a partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX. Fueron escasas las colecciones artísticas en las primeras décadas del siglo. En este artículo se analiza la llegada al mercado de arte estadounidense de la importante colección de Richard W. Meade, reunida durante su estancia en España entre 1804 y 1820. Buena parte de las pinturas que la componían eran de artistas barrocos españoles. A través del inventario de su patrimonio y los catálogos de las sucesivas subastas se analiza, cómo se reunió la colección y cómo contribuyó en esos años a iniciar el mercado estadounidense de pintura europea y española en particular. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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