Catalogue raisonné

A catalog raisonné is a created according to scientific standards list of all works of an artist, mostly a visual artist.

Definition

In the visual arts, the terms Catalogue raisonné, list of works, oeuvre - catalog and Œuvreverzeichnis are used interchangeably. Besides Catalogues raisonnés an artist, often separated by type of art and technology (all the paintings, all sculptures, all etchings etc. ), there are also Catalogues raisonnés to archaeological objects ( such as a particular period) to inscriptions, in every work of a particular collection etc.

For simplicity, representative explained the example of a catalog raisonné of a single visual artist below.

In art historical research on a specific topic, such as an artist, the corresponding catalog raisonné serves as a starting point, all relevant data. Most at least the following are listed for each plant:

• Illustration
• Title
• Material / technique
• Dimensions ( H × W × D = height × width × depth)
• Dating
• Current repository
• Provenance
• Literature, in which the work was discussed
• Issued at / in

As subsequent research about this artist based on the catalog raisonné, a Catalogue raisonné must be established according to scientific standards, it must be complete and its information must be supported by sources.

Because of its reputation is often Catalogues raisonnés only quoting its author referenced (eg, " Zervos " for the paintings of Pablo Picasso ).

Raisonné is directly available only a few art-historically significant artists have their own works listed in full, or list, so for this one Catalogue. ( Example of this is Paul Klee, . While for the living artists, for example, Gerhard Richter) In the other cases the Catalogues raisonnés created by other people. Is the artist already dead, this requires extensive preparatory work, since not all works are publicly available and not pictures exist of all paintings. Also, it may be debatable in individual works, whether they come from the artist himself, from his workshop, by another artist of his time, or whether there are copies or fakes. In these cases, a catalog raisonné reflect the total available knowledge, so he can next to the handwritten works also in separate chapters such list, which are attributed to the artist, or have been attributed to him earlier.

An example of the particularly careful to create a catalog raisonné of a long-dead artist is the Rembrandt Research Project.

With the most comprehensive business directories are certainly the by Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró.

On-line or electronic catalog

Increasingly, there are electronic factory directories on the internet. Usually you for this, however, requires a password. Such accessible on the internet catalog of his works such as the Felix Nussbaum. See links.