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| M. Knoedler & Co. |  printer-friendly view |
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| type | Dealer/Gallery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1846–2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| city | New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | NY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | Paris; London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gender | n/a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| history |
Knoedler & Co. was established in 1857 when Michael [aka Michel] Knoedler purchased the New York branch of Goupil, with which he had worked since emigrating from Paris in 1846. By 1889 the firm was known simply as Knoedler’s. Roland Knoedler, Michael’s son, took over the firm after the death of his father in 1878 and with Charles Carstairs opened galleries in Paris and London. Roland Knoedler retired in 1928 and management of the firm passed to his nephew Charles Henschel, Carmen Mesmore, Charles Carstairs and his son Carroll. In 1956 Henschel died and E. Coe Kerr and Roland Balay (Michael Knoedler’s grandson) took over. In 1971 the firm was sold to industrialist and collector Armand Hammer. Since the late 1970s, the firm has focused increasingly on contemporary art. |
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| decades | 1840-1850 1850-1860 1860-1870 1870-1880 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| website | http://www.getty.edu/research/special_collections/notable/knoedler.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| info@knoedlergallery.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| phone | 212 794-0550 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| updated | 12/20/2012 06:10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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