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Rubinstein, Mala print view role Collector Patron dates 1905-1999 city New York City state NY other cities Westhampton, NY; Warsaw, Poland; Paris, France; sex F historical notes Mala Rubinstein was an art patron and collector, beauty expert, and Helena Rubinstein Inc. She was the niece of Helena Rubinstein (1870-1965). Rubinstein collected Italian sculpture, African art and French paintings. Her collection included paintings by Kandinsky, Vuillard, Derain, Brauner, Signac, Vlaminck, Utrillo and Soutine; and sculptures by Guadannucci, Helen Sardeaux, Nadelman, Fazzini and Perez. Her collecting habits also encompassed the decorative arts and she owned, among other objects, French Chairs, nineteenth-century Belgium blown glass horses, Mexican antiques and a nineteenth-century Russian tea set. decades of activity 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:29 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives Collectors Records, 1929-1987 see details... see also: Rubinstein, Helena «  back