''Connaissance des arts'' is a monthly French art magazine devoted to the arts and their current events, published since March 1952 by the French Society for the Promotion of Art. Its headquarters are on the rue du Quatre-Septembre in Paris. In 2019-2020, the total of its distribution was around 45000 copies.

History

''Connaissance des arts'' magazine was founded by Humbert Frèrejean and Didier-W Rémon within the Réalités group with which it shares the building at 13, rue Saint-Georges in

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. The first number was published in 1952 under the title ''Connoisseur'', the monthly guide for art lovers by the

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, but due to the proximity of the name to the American magazine Connoisseur, it will appear in the second issue under the title ''Connaissance des arts''. The magazine adopts, under the direction of Francis Spar, a rather broad editorial line covering the arts since antiquity, modern art, decoration and the description of objects of art at all times. It was bought in 1975 by the Jodidio family and under the direction of Philip Jodidio, is also oriented towards architecture, museology, large collections. In 1989 the first special issue appeared. In the 1990s, the magazine increasingly followed contemporary art. In April 2000, Connaissance des arts was acquired by the luxury group

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group) and, in 2002, Guy Boyer replaced Philip Jodidio.

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