catalogue raisonné

American  

[kat-l-awg rez-uh-ney, -og, ka-ta-lawg re-zaw-ney] / ˈkæt lˌɔg ˌrɛz əˈneɪ, -ˌɒg, ka ta lɔg rɛ zɔˈneɪ /

noun

plural

catalogues raisonnés

1. a catalog, as of paintings or books, with notes or commentary on the items listed; a classified, descriptive catalog.

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catalogue raisonné British  

/ katalɔɡ rɛzɔne /

noun

1. a descriptive catalogue, esp one covering works of art in an exhibition or collection

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Etymology

Origin of catalogue raisonné

1775–85; < French: literally, reasoned catalog

Example Sentences

Celia is now focused on a catalogue raisonné, a complete accounting of Harry’s work.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2023

In the immediate wake of Williams’ death, no glossy books of his work were published, much less a catalogue raisonné.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2021

Since the sixties, Richter has been compiling his own catalogue raisonné, an official list of works usually assembled by scholars and curators.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 14, 2019

Joseph Newland, the director of publishing at the Menil, says he felt some trepidation about working with such an exacting printmaker on the catalogue raisonné of his drawings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 22, 2018

He must and would finish that catalogue raisonné by the twenty-seventh.

From The Divine Fire by Sinclair, May