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F. Kleinberger Galleries (New York, N.Y.)
Founded in Paris by Franz Kleinberger in 1848, the firm... |
1848-1973 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Fabbri, Edith Shepard, 1872-1954
Edith Shepard Fabbri was a collector, the great-granddaughter of... |
1872-1954 | New York City | NY | Collector |
Fackenthal, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1851-1941
Print collector, metallurgist, industrialist, businessman and historian of early iron... |
1851-1941 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector |
Fahnestock, Harris C. (Harris Charles), 1835-1914
Harris Charles Fahnestock was a collector and banker of NYC... |
1835-1914 | New York City | NY | Collector |
Faille, J.-B. de la (Jacob-Baart), 1886-1959
Jacob-Baart de la Faille was an art critic, lawyer... |
1886-1959 | Heemstede | Scholar/Critic/Expert | |
Fales, Samuel Bradford
Samuel Bradford Fales was in the importing and commission business... |
1808-1880 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector |
Faure, Patricia, 1928-
Patricia Faure was an art Dealer, photographer and fashion photographer... |
1928-2008 | Las Angeles | CA | Dealer/Gallery |
Fearing, Daniel B. (Daniel Butler), 1859-1918.
Art collector and Mayor of Newport, RI... |
1859-1918 | Newport | RI | Collector |
Felix Landau Gallery
The Alan Gallery was established by Charles Alan in 1952... |
1951-1970 | Los Angeles | CA | Dealer/Gallery |
Fell, J. Gillingham (Joseph Gillingham), 1816-1878
According to The Art Treasures of America, Fell owned works... |
1816-1878 | Philadephia | PA | Collector |
Fendrick Gallery
Art gallery; Washington, D.C. Owned by Barbara Fendrick. Specialized in... |
1960-1991 | Washington | DC | Dealer/Gallery |
Fenollosa, Ernest, 1853-1908
In addition to being a collector, Ernest Francisco Fenollosa was... |
1853-1908 | Boston | MA | Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert |
Ferargil Galleries
Commercial art gallery; New York, N.Y. Founded by Frederic Newlin... |
1915-1955 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome, 1863-1930
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris was a collector and American Historical... |
1863-1930 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector Artist |
Ferris, Stephen James, 1835-1915
Stephen James Ferris was a Philadelphia portrait painter and etcher... |
1835-1915 | Philadelphia | PA | Collector Artist |
Ferry, W. Hawkins
Art collector; Michigan. Born 1914... |
1914- | Detroit | MI | Collector |
Ferus Gallery (Los Angeles, Calif.)
The Ferus Gallery was a Los Angeles Art Gallery which... |
1957-1966 | Los Angeles | CA | Dealer/Gallery |
Ffoulke, Charles M.
Charles Mather Ffoulke was a wool manufacturer, collector, art critic... |
1841-1909 | Washington | DC | Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert Dealer/Gallery |
Ficke, Arthur Davison, 1883-1945
Arthur Davison Fick was an art collector, lawyer, authority on... |
1883-1945 | Hillsdale | NY | Collector Scholar/Critic/Expert |
Ficke, Charles August
Ficke's gift of 334 paintings to the City of Davenport... |
1850-1931 | Davenport | IA | Collector |
Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892
Cyrus W. Field was an entrepreneur, art collector, patron and... |
1819-1892 | New York City | NY | Collector Patron |
Field, Delia Caton, 1854-1937
Delia Spencer Caton Field was an art collector and the... |
1854-1937 | Chicago | IL | Collector Patron |
Field, Marshall, 1834-1906
Chicago art patron and collector, Marshall Field, was a real... |
1834-1906 | Chicago | IL | Collector Patron |
Field, Marshall, 1893-1956
Marshall Field was an art collector, investment banker, Publisher (Newspaper... |
1893-1956 | New York City | NY | Collector Patron |
Field, William B. Osgood
William Bradhurst Osgood Field (1870-1949) and his family were prominent... |
1870-1949 | New York City | NY | Collector |
Fifth Avenue Art Galleries (New York, N.Y.)
New York art gallery operating out of 546 Fifth Avenue... |
1894-1906 | New York City | NY | Auction_House |
Fifth Avenue Auction Rooms
New York auction house located at 341 Fourth Avenue... |
New York City | NY | Auction_House | |
Fifth Avenue Gallery
Art gallery; Fort Worth, Texas. Founded in 1960 by Pauline... |
1960-1966 | Fort Worth | TX | Dealer/Gallery |
Findlay, Wally, 1903–1996
Walstein "Wally" Chester Findlay, Jr. was a New York City... |
1903-1996 | Palm Beach | FL | Dealer/Gallery |
Fine Arts Associates
Otto Gerson (1902–1962) and Ilse Goehler (m. 1939), New... |
1933-1980 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Firma D. Sala & Zoonen
Frame maker and dealer, established 1825 in Leiden. At the... |
1825-1935 | Leiden | Dealer/Gallery | |
Fischbach Gallery
Art gallery, New York, N.Y. Operated by Aladar Marberger. Founded... |
1954-1978 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Fischbach, Marilyn
Art dealer, founded the Manhattan Gallery on Madison Avenue at... |
1931-2003 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Fish, Stuyvesant, 1851-1923
Collector, railroad president and businessman. The Fish collection included tapestries... |
1851-1923 | New York City | NY | Collector |
Fisher, Elizabeth Holmes
Elizabeth Holmes Fisher collected Dutch and Flemish masterworks from the... |
1867-1955 | Los Angeles | CA | Collector |
Fitzgerald Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
Art gallery; New York, N.Y. Owned by Edward Fitzgerald. Located... |
1960-1966 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Fitzgerald, Desmond, 1846-1926
Art patron, art collector, and engineer; Brookline, Mass. Served on... |
1846-1926 | Brookline | MA | Collector Patron |
Flagler, Henry Morrison, 1830-1913
Henry Morrison Flagler was a collector, patron, financier and owner... |
1830-1913 | St. Augustine | FL | Collector |
Flandin, Pierre
Pierre Flandin was a New York Nineteenth Century art dealer... |
1781-1863 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Fleischman, Barbara
Barbara G. Fleischman is a collector, art dealer, and philanthropist... |
New York City | NY | Collector | |
Fleischman, Lawrence A. (Lawrence Arthur), 1925-1997
Born in Detroit, MI, Lawrence Fleischman was an art collector... |
1925-1997 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery Collector |
Fletcher, Isaac Dudley, 1844-1917
President of Barrett Manufacturing Company, Fletcher Isaac Dudley was a... |
1844-1917 | New York City | NY | Collector |
Florsheim, Harold M.
Collector, businessman and heir to the Florsheim Shoe Company, Chicago... |
1900-1987 | Chicago | IL | Collector Patron |
Florsheim, Sarabel
Sarabel "Sue" Browarsky Florsheim was a collector, philanthropist and the... |
1913-2004 | Chicago | IL | Collector |
Flynt, Henry Needham , 1893-1970
In 1920, Henry Needham Flynt married Helen Margaret Geier (1895-1986... |
1893-1970 | Deerfield | MA | Collector |
Focus Gallery
Photography gallery; San Francisco, Calif., founded by Helen Johnston in... |
1966-1985 | San Francisco | CA | Dealer/Gallery |
Folsom Galleries
The Folsom Gallery, aka Bauer-Folsom Galleries (1908–1909), was... |
1911-1921 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Forbes, Edward Waldo, 1873-1969
Edward Waldo Forbes (1873-1969) was a scholar, collector, Director of... |
1873-1969 | Belmont | MA | Collector |
Ford, Edsel, 1893-1943
Edsel Bryant Ford was an art collector, patron, and president... |
1893-1943 | Grosse Pointe Shores | MI | Collector |
Ford, Eleanor, 1896-
Eleanor Clay Ford was an art collector, patron, and philanthropist... |
1896-1976 | Grosse Pointe Shores | MI | Collector Patron |
Ford, Gordon Lester, 1823-1891
Ford was a New York City lawyer, collector and Treasurer... |
1823-1891 | New York City | NY | Collector |
Forum Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
Art gallery, New York, N.Y. Directed by Bella Fishko, and... |
1961- | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Fosburgh, James Whitney
James "Jock" Whitney Fosburgh was an American painter, collector, and... |
1910-1978 | New York City | NY | Collector Artist |
Fosburgh, Minnie Astor
Mary "Minnie" Cushing Astor Fosburgh, nee Mary Benedict Cushing, was... |
1906-1978 | New York City | NY | Collector |
Foster, A. W. (Arthur William), 1850-1930
Art collector, businessman and broker, a founder of the Mount... |
1850-1930 | Fairhills | CA | Collector |
Foundry Maison-Leblanc-Barbidienne
Centre d’accueil et de recherche des Archives nationales, Paris... |
1912-1955 | Paris | Dealer/Gallery | |
Fourcade, Droll, Inc.
Fourcade, Droll, Inc. was a New York City art gallery... |
1970-1976 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Fourcade, Xavier
Xavier Fourcade was a French American art dealer. Son of... |
1926-1987 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Fowles, Edward
Edward Fowles was a New York City art dealer who... |
1885-1971 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Foxley, William C.
William "Bill" C. Foxely is an art collector, cattleman, industry... |
1935- | La Jolla | CA | Collector |
Fraad, Daniel
Art collector and businessman... |
1912-1987 | New York City | NY | Collector |
Fraad, Rita
Art collector and patron of American art. She collected work... |
1916-2004 | New York City | NY | Collector |
Francine Seders Gallery (Seattle, Wash.)
Francine Seders (born 1932) was an assistant at the Otto... |
1960-1974 | Seattle | WA | Dealer/Gallery |
Francis, Emily A., 1879-1966
Art gallery director; New York, N.Y... |
1879-1966 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries
Art gallery; New York, N.Y. Owned by Frank Knox Morton... |
1858–1969 | New York | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries
Art gallery; New York, N.Y. Owned by Frank Knox Morton... |
1858-1981 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Frank Perls Gallery
Art dealer and gallery owner; Beverly Hills, California. Perls established... |
1937-1977 | Beverly Hills | CA | Dealer/Gallery |
Franklin, Harry A.
Harry A. Franklin was an African and Oceanic art collector... |
1904-1983 | Beverly Hills | CA | Collector Dealer/Gallery |
Frans Buffa & sons
Frans Buff & Sons (Frans Buffa & Zonen; François Buffa & Fils) was... |
1845-1940? | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Fred Harvey (Firm)
The Fred Harvey Company incorporated many facets of the hospitality... |
1890-1910 | Santa Fe | NM | Collector |
Frederick Keppel & Co.
Frederick Keppel & Co. was a firm founded in 1868, and... |
1868-1940 | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
Freer, Charles Lang, 1854-1919
Charles Lang Freer was a Detroit industrialist, collector and founder... |
1854-1919 | Detroit | MI | Collector Patron |
Frelinghuysen, Suzy
Suzy Frelinghusen, nee Estelle Condit Frelinghuysen, was an art collector... |
1911-1988 | Pittsfield | MA | Artist Collector |
French & Company (New York, N.Y.)
French & Company was founded by Mitchell Samuels and Percy W... |
1907- | New York City | NY | Dealer/Gallery |
French, Herbert Greer, 1872-1942
Herbert Greer French was a print collector and the Vice... |
1872-1942 | Cincinnati | OH | Collector |
Frew, William N., 1854-1915
William Nimick Frew was a Pittsburgh art collector, patron, Yale... |
1854-1915 | Pittsburgh | PA | Collector Patron |
Frick, Frank F., 1857-1935
Frank F. Frick was a collector, founder of the Lyric... |
1857-1935 | Baltimore | MD | Collector |
Frick, Helen Clay, 1888-1984
Helen Clay Frick, daughter of industrialist and art collector Henry... |
1888-1984 | New York City | NY | Collector |
Frick, Henry Clay, 1849-1919
Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a Pittsburgh coke and steel industrialist... |
1849-1919 | New York City | NY | Collector |
Friede, John
Philanthropists Marcia and John Friede collect New Guinea Art. The... |
Rye | NY | Collector | |
Friedländer, Max J., 1867-1958
German art historian and museum director, who immigrated to Amsterdam... |
1867-1958 | Amsterdam | Scholar/Critic/Expert Collector | |
Friedsam, Michael, 1860?-1931
Colonel Friedsam was an art collector, philanthropist, and known for... |
1860-1931 | New York City | NY | Collector |
Fronefield, Joseph M.
Joseph M. Fronefield was a silver collector and businessman. J... |
1862-1940 | Wayne | PA | Collector |
Fry, Roger Eliot, 1866-1934
Roger Eliot Fry, art critic and artist, was born in... |
1866-1934. | London | Scholar/Critic/Expert Artist | |
Frye, Charles, 1858-1940
Charles H. Frye and his wife, Emma, were art collectors... |
1858-1940 | Seattle | WA | Collector Patron |
Frye, Emma (1860–1934)
Emma Dorothea Lamp Frye and her husband, Charles, were art... |
1860-1934 | Seattle | WA | Collector Patron |
Fuller, Alvan T. (Alvan Tufts), 1878-1958
Alvan Tufts Fuller was an art collector, businessman, philanthropist, Congressman... |
1878-1958 | Boston | MA | Collector |
Fuller, Diana Burgess
Editor, curator, and arts administrator, b. 1931, operated the Fuller... |
1931- | San Francisco | CA | Dealer/Gallery |
Fuller, William H., -1902
William H. Fuller was a lawyer, wallpaper manufacturer, art collector... |
ca. 1843-1902 | New York City | NY | Collector |
Funk, Wilhelm Heinrich, 1886-
Wilhelm Heinrich Funk was a portrait painter and collector. Funk... |
1866-1949 | New York City | NY | Collector Artist |