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

catalogues raisonnés plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• catalogues raisonnés
  plural

Etymology

Origin of catalogue raisonné

1775–85; < French: literally, reasoned catalog

Example Sentences

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catalogue raisonné

According to the gallerist Frank Maresca, the Indigenous Australian painter Paddy Bedford, who died in 2007, is the only outsider artist in the world to have a catalogue raisonné.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2022

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

Lucia had said to herself, "It's that catalogue raisonné, I know."

From The Divine Fire by Sinclair, May