OriginalArtOnline's profile Cappy Price / Female / Member since May 2008 / Last seen 1 year ago
Investment manager Capucine (Cappy) Price and artist Robert Romero founded Capucines Boulevard in 2005, with the twin goals of providing a foundation upon which artists could market their art worldwide, and providing collectors, both novice and veteran alike, with a worldwide platform of artists from which to choose.
But although at first glance the name of the website-Capucines Boulevard -might appear to come from Price's first name, the shared namesake is just a happy coincidence. Price was named for a French actress, whereas the name of the website comes directly from art history.
Between April 15 and May 15, 1874, at 35 Boulevard des Capucines in Paris, a group of artists including Monet, Pissaro, Renoir, Cezanne, and Degas, opened the premier exhibition of the Societe Anonyme des Artistes. As remarkable as it may seem today, many of the most important works of this group had been judged and rejected by the juries and state government bodies charged with promoting the art of the time, the Salon.
These artists were motivated by their determination to break ranks with the standard-bearers of more traditional painting and to break free of the marketing restrictions inherent in the Salon and jury systems. It was only with the death of Pissarro in 1903 that these artists' movement became recognized as the primary nineteenth century artistic revolution, and, over time, lead to what we now view as Modern Art.
Capucines Boulevard provides a similar service to artists, giving them a professional outlet outside of the confines of juried art shows and galleries. It also functions as an intimate collection of galleries where anyone searching for artwork can either participate in a live time auction or purchase art at a set price all from the privacy of their own home.
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