Summary: <p><strong>Welcome to the Jo’s Art History Podcast, a podcast which celebrates all things art historical every single day! </strong></p> <p>On today’s episode, Jo brings you PART 1 of her 'Art of the Deal' series which sees Jo delve into some of art history’s greatest dealers!</p> <p>Today - it’s time to introduce you to the INCREDIBLE Paul Durand -Ruel who was the driving force behind helping the Impressionist painters become household names! But trust me when I say, it was not an easy task for this dealer which saw him wrestle with bankruptcy and how dealing with the Impressionists almost left his reputation in tatters!</p> <p>I discuss Durand-Ruel’s business savvy moves, his ground breaking methods of promotion and representation and how he found himself pivoting his ideas to suit new markets across the seas!</p> <p>Does he deserve to be considered one of the greatest art dealers of all time? Jo certainly thinks so, but what do you think?</p> <p><strong>Host:</strong> </p> <p>Jo McLaughlin</p> <p>Website: <a href="//www.josarthistory.com">www.josarthistory.com</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="//www.instagram.com/josarthistory">@josarthistory</a></p> <p>Artwork:</p> <p>All images referred to can be found on my website <a href="https://www.josarthistory.com/post/the-art-of-the-deal-part-1">blog about Paul Durand-Ruel here: www.josarthistory.com</a> or on my Instagram page @josarthistory</p> <p>The youtube lecture I refer to on the episode can be found here:</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRZjQfz8xGQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRZjQfz8xGQ</a></p> <p>It is brilliant and goes into WAY more detail than I have here on the podcast.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jos-art-history-podcast/message
