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Brummer, Joseph print view role Dealer/Gallery Collector Artist dates 1883-1947 city New York City state NY other cities Zombor, Hungary; Paris, France; sex M historical notes Joseph Brummer was a giant in the field of art collecting in the first half of the 20th century. A sculptor who had trained under Rodin, he subsequently opened art galleries in Paris and New York and advised such important collectors as Henry Walters, William Randolph Hearst and Bradley Martin. He was one of the experts involved in the founding of The Cloisters, and his gallery exhibitions brought the works of Seurat, Derain and other modern artists to America. He was married to Beata Brummer. decades of activity 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 updated 02/14/2025 10:12:24 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 Metropolitan Museum of Art Please see individual record for location Guennol : reflections on collecting, 2003 June. Alistair B. Martin. see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Study photographs of Boston area collections of medieval Romanesque sculpture assembled in the early 20th century. see details... The Metropolitan Museum of Art Please see individual record for location Joseph and Ernest Brummer Records see details... The Cleveland Museum of Art Ingalls Library and Archives Records of the Director's Office: Frederic Allen Whiting, 1913-1930 see details... see also: Brummer, Ernest Brummer Gallery (New York, N.Y.) «  back