Download or read book Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian written by Astrig Tchamkerten and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gulbenkian An Interpretation of Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian By J Lodwick in Collaboration with D H Young With a Portrait written by John LODWICK and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mr Five Per Cent written by Jonathan Conlin and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the BAC Wadsworth Prize for Business History 2020 When Calouste Gulbenkian died in 1955 at the age of 86, he was the richest man in the world, known as 'Mr Five Per Cent' for his personal share of Middle East oil. The son of a wealthy Armenian merchant in Istanbul, for half a century he brokered top-level oil deals, concealing his mysterious web of business interests and contacts within a labyrinth of Asian and European cartels, and convincing governments and oil barons alike of his impartiality as an 'honest broker'. Today his name is known principally through the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, to which his spectacular art collection and most of his vast wealth were bequeathed. Gulbenkian's private life was as labyrinthine as his business dealings. He insisted on the highest 'moral values', yet ruthlessly used his wife's charm as a hostess to further his career, and demanded complete obedience from his family, whom he monitored obsessively. As a young man he lived a champagne lifestyle, escorting actresses and showgirls, and in later life - on doctor's orders - he slept with a succession of discreetly provided young women. Meanwhile he built up a superb art collection which included Rembrandts and other treasures sold to him by Stalin from the Hermitage Museum. Published to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth, Mr Five Per Cent reveals Gulbenkian's complex and many-sided existence. Written with full access to the Gulbenkian Foundation's archives, this is the fascinating story of the man who more than anyone else helped shape the modern oil industry.
Download or read book Memoirs of Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian with Particular Relation to the Origins and Foundations of the Iraq Petroleum Company Limited written by Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The historical significance of the document--why it merits some attention--is: 1. Detailed memoir from one of the world's richest 20th century men about how he put together his fortune. 2. Detailed discussion of Ottoman-French-British-German oil and banking competition in the Middle East, including Persia (Iran), before WWI. 3. Detailed discussion of French-British oil policy during WWI. 4. Detailed discussion of the resolution of British-French-U.S. oil antagonisms in the 1920s. 5. Detailed discussion of how the fledgling Iraqi national government was induced to accept the terms of the oil concession prior to the approval of its national constitution.
Download or read book Gulbenkian an Interpretation of Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian written by John 1916- Lodwick and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian written by Calouste Gulbenkian Museum (Lisbona) and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian l homme et son oeuvre a l occasion du cent trent me anniversaire de sa naissance 1869 1999 written by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Iznik Pottery and Tiles in the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection written by Maria Queiroz Ribeiro and published by Ediciones El Viso. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "After more than twenty years since the Gulbenkian's Iznik pottery catalogue was published comes this book celebrating the impressive decorative repertoire, the great diversity, quantity and quality of Ottoman ceramic ware gathered by Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian." "This publication is based on a selection of eighty representative objects from the various periods of production spanning the start of the 16th century up until the industry's decline in the 17th century. After a brief history of the collection, the first part introduces the various types of ware according to their decoration, in a broadly chronological order. The second part, which is dedicated to tiles, deals with large panels, frieze and border tiles, most of which are on permanent display in the Museum." "Calouste Gulbenkian's first contact with Ottoman ceramics, which coincided with the beginning of his career as a collector, took place in 1898 when he bought four Iznik fritware dishes at Christie's in London, two of which are of the highest quality, decorated over a scale background. Over the following forty years, Gulbenkian steadily collected the remaining pieces making up this important group, which also includes the magnificent ceramic tile panels." --Book Jacket.
Download or read book Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation written by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Rise of Islamic Art 1869 1939 written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the year that marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Calouste Gulbenkian, this exhibition and its accompanying catalogue seek to understand the growing fascination with Orientalism developed by the collector and his contemporaries, through masterpieces of Islamic art from the Founder's Collection and other important international collections.0Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (1869-1955) was of Armenian origin, born in the Ottoman Empire, and educated in Europe. Throughout his adult life he brought together these diverse cultures, from East and West, in his work in the oil industry, his philanthropy, and his collecting.0Using his own collections of art, books and archives, as well as some key loans from Musée du Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Victoria & Albert Museum, the exhibition aims to develop our understanding of the relationship between collecting and Realpolitik, pin-pointing the remarkable synergies between Gulbenkian?s collecting activities c.1900-1930 and concurrent developments in the field of ?Islamic art?.00Exhibition: Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal (12.07.-07.10.2019).
Download or read book Calouste Gulbenkian Museum written by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Calouste Gulbenkian Museum written by Museu Calouste Gulbenkian (Lissabon) and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Calouste Gulbenkian Museum Guide written by Museu Calouste Gulbenkian (Lissabon) and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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