Isaac de Camondo

Photograph of Comte Isaac de Camondo circa 1890

Comte Isaac de Camondo (born 3 July 1851 in Constantinople; died 7 April 1911 in Paris) was a member of the House of Camondo noted primarily as an art collector[1] with a noteworrthy interest in the then "avant-garde" artists of the Impressionist[2] and Post-Impressionist movements. He bequeathed his collection to The Louvre in 1908.[3] He worked as a banker[4][5] and was an amateur composer.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Cézanne to Picasso edited by Rebecca A. Rabinow, Douglas W. Druick, and Maryline Assante di Panzillo
  2. ↑ Jewish Icons by Richard I. Cohen, pg 191
  3. ↑ André Salmon on French Modern Art by André Salmon
  4. ↑ International Banking 1870-1914 edited by Rondo Cameron William Rand, pg 426
  5. ↑ The New Bibliopolis by Willa Z. Silverman, pg 208
  6. ↑ The Monthly Musical Record, Volume 36, pg 104
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