Maurice Rheims (4 January 1910 – 6 March 2003) was a French art auctioneer, art historian and novelist, born in Versailles. He administered the estate of the painter Pablo Picasso. He is the father of the photographer Bettina Rheims.

Maurice Rheims
Rheims in 1990
Born(1910-01-04)4 January 1910
Died6 March 2003(2003-03-06) (aged 93)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole du Louvre
Known forMember of the Académie française
ChildrenBettina Rheims
Nathalie Rheims

Bibliography

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  • Rheims, Maurice (1961) [1959 - La Vie étrange des objets, published, in French, by Librairie Plon]. The Strange Life of Objects: 35 Centuries of Art Collecting & Collectors. Translated by Pryce-Jones, David (First American ed.). New York: Atheneum Publishers – via Internet Archive text collection.
  • The Flowering of Art Nouveau, Harry N. Abrams, 1966. Translated by Patrick Evans. originally published in Paris by Arts et Métiers Graphiques
  • The Glorious Obsession, St. Martin's Press, 1980, ISBN 0-312-32965-2
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