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The Wildenstein Plattner Institute Announces Inaugural Digital Release of The Romare Bearden Catalogue Raisonné Project

Marking a Milestone in Art Historical Scholarship:Bearden, 1964–1969 is the First Digital Catalogue Raisonné for aMajor 20th Century African American Artist The Wildenstein Plattner Institute (WPI) is proud to announce the inaugural release of the Romare Bearden Catalogue Raisonné Project, focusing on the artist’s unique works created between 1964 and 1969. This significant launch represents

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The WPI’s Digital Corpus: A New Model for Publishing Catalogues Raisonnés

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The WPI developed the concept of the digital corpus in order to reconcile our mission to publish catalogue raisonnés, which take many years to complete, with the desire to share our research as quickly as possible via our digital platform.

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Page from a “catalogue raisonné” of shells and other curiosities of nature, published in 1736 by M. Gersaint, a Parisian art dealer. Connoisseurs were encouraged to see these curious objects for themselves at Gersaint’s gallery on the Pont Nôtre-Dame. Images courtesy of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.

What is a Catalogue Raisonné and Why is it Useful?

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Catalogue Raisonné Defined A “catalogue raisonné” is a published compendium of an artist’s complete works or a defined subset of works. Some publications list each work with a title and a basic description of its physical properties, such as medium and dimensions. Other publications contain provenance, exhibition, and bibliographic histories for as many works as

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