Théophile Thoré-Bürger
French journalist and art critic (1807-1869)
Théophile Thoré-Bürger, also known as Théophile Thoré (1807–1869) was a French journalist and art critic best known for rediscovering the work of painter Johannes Vermeer.
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Quotes
edit- There is nothing actual and real except nature and poetry. (Il n'y a de positif et de réel que la nature et la poésie.)
- Preface to the "Salon of 1847", p. 382. As cited and translated by Steven Adams in The Barbizon School & The Origins of Impressionism (1994), p. 123.
