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

The show accompanies publication of a 640-page catalogue raisonné of the exceptional artist’s oil paintings.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2022

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

But despite the author’s best efforts to apply that thinking to Riley’s oeuvre too, the catalogue raisonné is proof that, for Riley, progress is the point.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2018

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 seemed to live and move and have his being in the catalogue raisonné.

From The Divine Fire by Sinclair, May