Pierre Gouthière : virtuoso gilder at the French court / Charlotte Vignon and Christian Baulez ; with contributions by Anne Forray-Carlier, Joseph Godla, Helen Jacobsen, Luisa Penalva,, Anna Saratowicz-Dudyńska, and Emmanuel Sarméo.
Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by The Frick Collection in collaboration with the Musée des arts décoratifs/Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris, and held at The Frick Collection, New York, November 16, 2016-February 19, 2017 and at the Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris, March 15-June 25, 2017. Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-400) and index.
Contents:
Pierre Gouthière: a gilded legend / by Charlotte Vignon -- The life and work of Pierre Gouthière / by Christian Baulez -- Gouthière's network of architects and designers / by Anne Forray-Carlier -- Gouthière's network of craftsmen / by Christian Baulez -- "Twenty fingers on each hand": Pierre Gouthière's chasing and gilding techniques / by Joseph Godla -- Gouthière's legacy: nineteenth-century collectors in Britain / by Helen Jacobsen -- Catalogue raisonné -- Appendix 1: Works by Gouthière described in invoices and auction catalogues dated from 1767 to 1813 / by Charlotte Vignon -- Appendix 2: Craftsmen biographies / by Christian Baulez -- Bibliography -- Index.
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