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The Eva Gonzalès Digital Catalogue Raisonné: Her work, relationships, and legacy
A close reading of the Eva Gonzalès Digital Catalogue Raisonné and what its works, sketchbooks, provenance records, and primary sources reveal about her artistic independence and legacy.
Advancing free scholarly access to art historical research materials: announcing the WPI Digital Library
The WPI Digital Library brings more than 25,000 digitized publications into one freely accessible research platform. Full-text search, structured metadata, and connections to library networks improve discovery.
Bridging continents: expanding access to Frank Bowling's artwork with Mapping Frank Bowling
A case study of how the Frank Bowling Studio launched an expandable digital catalogue raisonné through institutional collaboration, verified records, and a strategic first publication.
Manoucher Yektai: a vision beyond borders
The Manoucher Yektai digital catalogue raisonné documents an artistic practice shaped by Iran, France, and the United States. This project profile considers the estate’s evolving record and its significance for cross-cultural modernism.
WPI launches digital catalogue raisonné of Romare Bearden
WPI’s first release documents Bearden’s works from 1964 to 1969 and connects catalogue entries with the Romare Bearden Papers. The article examines incremental publication, archival evidence, and the project’s significance for scholarship on African American art.
Of creators and collectors: “Networks of Impressionism” unites technology and research to reveal interconnected stories
The art of progress: benefits of incrementally publishing a digital catalogue raisonné
The first publication of the Renoir digital catalogue raisonné from the Wildenstein Plattner Institute leverages expanded capabilities of the Navigating.art platform
Showcasing Navigating.art's sophisticated versioning system — “Gauguin: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings” from the Wildenstein Plattner Institute
Paul Gauguin, Le Champ de pommes de terre, Summer 1890, Oil on canvas, 74.3 x 93.6 cm. Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
From database to a global readership: developing the Akseli Gallen-Kallela catalogue raisonné project
The Akseli Gallen-Kallela catalogue raisonné projects offers a model for other researchers invested in Nordic artist, as well as living artists across the world.
Technology in support of scholarship: the revised catalogue raisonné of Claude Monet
New avenues of research into Claude Monet’s oeuvre await researchers in the first installment of Claude Monet: The Revised Catalogue Raisonné from The Wildenstein Plattner Institute (WPI).
