Finding Aid for the Altounian-Lorbet Study Photographs of Sculpture and Decorative Arts,

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1 No online items Finding Aid for the Altounian-Lorbet Study Photographs of Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Finding aid prepared by Jan Bender 88.P.1 1

2 Descriptive Summary Title: Altounian-Lorbet study photographs of sculpture and decorative arts Date (inclusive): Number: 88.P.1 Creator/Collector: Altounian-Lorbet Antiquaires (firm) Physical Description: 7.2 linear feet(25 boxes) Repository: The Getty Research Institute Special Collections 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100 Los Angeles, California, (310) Abstract: The Altounian-Lorbet study photographs of sculpture and decorative arts document the works of art sold by or offered to the dealership and reflect the firm's specialization in medieval sculpture and minor arts, decorative arts of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, and Egyptian and Greek antiquities. The photographs constitute a primary record of works available on the European art market before World War II, particularly in the area of monumental sculpture, and include documentation of pre- and post-restoration states of some works. Request Materials: Request access to the physical materials described in this inventory through the catalog record for this collection. Click here for the access policy. Language: Collection material is in. Biographical/Historical Note Altounian-Lorbet Antiquaires was a dealership originally established in Paris about 1906 by Joseph Altounian. Altounian was joined in the business by his wife, Henriette Lorbet, in 1924, and the shop subsequently relocated to Mâcon. From the early teens through the 1940s, Altounian-Lorbet was a major source of Egyptian and Greek antiquities, medieval sculpture, and decorative arts of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries for museums and private collectors. Altounian-Lorbet was notable for the high quality and importance of the works it handled. This held especially true for medieval sculpture, for which it was one of the main suppliers to and American collections. Many pieces now in the United States trace their source to Altounian-Lorbet, through its close relations with the New York dealer, Joseph Brummer. In 1954, the business was passed on to their daughter, Jacqueline Altounian-Lorbet, and her husband, Bernard Rousset, who shifted the firm's emphasis from ancient and medieval art to period furniture. Access Open for use by qualified researchers. Publication Rights Photographs and permissions must be obtained from copyright holder(s). For further information, contact Library Reproductions and Permissions. Preferred Citation Altounian-Lorbet study photographs of sculpture and decorative arts, , The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 88.P.1 Acquisition Information Acquired in Processing History Jan Bender created the collection inventory in 2014, and Ann Harrison completed the finding aid. Scope and Content of Collection The Altounian-Lorbet study photographs of sculpture and decorative arts document the works of art sold by or offered to the dealership and reflect the firm's specialization in medieval sculpture and minor arts, decorative arts of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, and Egyptian and Greek antiquities. The photographs constitute a primary record of works available on the European art market before World War II, particularly in the area of monumental sculpture, and include documentation of the pre- and post-restoration states of some works. Approximately forty percent of the collection consists of images of sculpture (including architectural ensembles), primarily Romanesque and Gothic, with some Renaissance works, in stone, wood, and ivory, and with an emphasis on works. 88.P.1 2

3 A further thirty percent of the images are devoted to works of decorative arts from the medieval period through the eighteenth century, including furniture, tapestries and other textiles, boiseries, clocks, enamels and metalwork. Fifteen percent of the photographs are of works of ancient art, primarily Egyptian and Classical sculpture and Greek vases. The collection also includes approximately 250 photographs of European paintings (primarily medieval and Renaissance periods) and 100 photographs of non-western art (African, Chinese, southeast Asian, and pre-columbian objects). Arrangement The collection is primarily arranged by medium, and then by culture. Subjects - Topics Art--Conservation and restoration Decoration and ornament, Architectural Decorative arts, Medieval--Europe Decorative arts--europe Enamel and enameling--europe Furniture--Europe Metal-work--Europe Painting, European Sculpture, Classical Sculpture, Egyptian Sculpture, Gothic Sculpture, Renaissance Sculpture, Romanesque Sculpture, Romanesque--France Tapestry--Europe Textile fabrics--europe Vases, Greek Genres and Forms of Material Black-and-white prints (photographs) Gelatin silver prints Altounian-Lorbet study photographs of sculpture and decorative arts Box 1, Folder 1 Box 1, Folder 2 Box 1, Folder 2 Box 1, Folder 3 Box 1, Folder 4 Box 1, Folder 5 Box 1, Folder 6 Box 1, Folder 7 Box 1, Folder 8 Box 1, Folder 9 Box 1, Folder 10 Box 1, Folder 11 Box 1, Folder 12 Box 1, Folder 13 Box 1, Folder 14 Box 1, Folder 15 Box 1, Folder 16 Architectural elements and sculpture by original location Autun Beaujolais Beaune Bonnefont Bulle Champagne Chapelle-de-Vie Charroux Chartres Château de Hautrive Cluny Colle-sur-Loup Conques Dinan Eysses Fère-en-Tardenois Île-de-France 88.P.1 3

4 Altounian-Lorbet study photographs of sculpture and decorative arts Box 1, Folder 17 Box 1, Folder 18 Box 1, Folder 19 Box 1, Folder 20 Box 1, Folder 21 Box 1, Folder 21 Box 1, Folder 22 Box 2, Folder 1 Box 2, Folder 2 Box 2, Folder 3 Box 2, Folder 4 Box 2, Folder 6 Box 2, Folder 5 Box 2, Folder 7 Box 2, Folder 8 Box 2, Folder 9 Box 2, Folder 10 Box 2, Folder 11 Box 2, Folder 12 Box 2, Folder 13 Box 2, Folder 14 Box 2, Folder Box 2, Folder 17 Box 2, Folder 17 Box 2, Folder 18 Box 2, Folder 19 Box 2, Folder 20 Box 3, Folder 1 Box 3, Folder 2 Box 3-4 Box 4, Folder 2-4 Box 4, Folder 5 Box 4, Folder 6 Box 5, Folder 1-3 Box 5, Folder 4-6 Box 6 Box 6, Folder 1-3 Box 6, Folder 4-5 Box 6, Folder 6-8 Box 6, Folder 9 Box 7, Folder 1-3 Box 7, Folder 4 Box 7, Folder 5 Box 25*, Folder 1 Box 8, Folder 1 Box 8, Folder 2 Box 8, Folder 3 Box 7, Folder 4 Box 25*, Folder 2 Box 9-10 Box 11, Folder 1 Box 11, Folder 2-4 Box 11, Folder 5 Ivry-la-Bataille Lombez Lyon Meaux Montgaroult Mont Saint-Michel Moutiers-Saint-Jean Nivernais Notre-Dame de Paris Paris Parthenay Reims Rhône Valley Roman France Roussillon Saint-Denis Saint Guilhem Saint-Maur-des-Fossés Saint-Thibault Sarlat Savigny Southwest France Toulouse Tournus Troyes by current location New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art by element type Bosses and corbels Church ruins Doors and gateways Fonts and wells Garden Hearths Interiors Pillars Sculptural decoration Gothic Romanesque Post-Medieval Stocklet Collection Windows Varia Installations Oversized photographs English Spanish Standard Oversized photographs Sculpture Germanic 88.P.1 4

5 Altounian-Lorbet study photographs of sculpture and decorative arts Box 11, Folder 6 Box 25*, Folder 3-4 Box 12, Folder 1-3 Box 12, Folder 4 Box 13, Folder 1-7 Box 14, Folder 1-2 Box 14, Folder 3-4 Box 14, Folder 5 Box 25*, Folder 5-7 Box 15, Folder 1 Box 15, Folder 2 Box 15, Folder 3-4 Box 15, Folder 5 Box Box 18, Folder 1 Box 18, Folder 2 Box 18, Folder 3 Box 18, Folder 4 Box 19, Folder 1 Box 19, Folder 2-6 Box 25*, Folder 8 Box 20, Folder 1-10 Box 21, Folder 1-8 Box 22, Folder 1-8 Box 23, Folder 1-4 Box 23, Folder 5 Box 23, Folder 6-7 Box 23, Folder 8 Box 25*, Folder 9 Box 24, Folder 1-3 Fakes Oversized photographs:, unidentified Painting German Netherlandish and Flemish Spanish Oversized photographs:, Netherlandish and Flemish, unidentified Minor and decorative arts Arms and armor Candelabra and lamps Ceramics: faience, porcelain Clocks Furniture Ivory Manuscript illumination Metal work Musical instruments Stained glass Textiles, tapestries, beadwork Oversized photographs: metalwork, musical instruments, pottery and textiles Antiquities Egyptian: sculpture, minor arts, painting Greek: sculpture, pottery, metalwork Roman: sculpture, metalwork, mosaic, pottery Graeco-Roman: sculpture Cypriot Near Eastern: Sumerian, Assyrian Oversized photographs: Roman, Graeco-Roman and Near Eastern Non-Western: African, Asian, Mesoamerican 88.P.1 5