| Janis, Sidney, 1896-1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| type | Collector Dealer/Gallery | |||||||||||||||||||||
| dates | 1896-1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| city | New York City | |||||||||||||||||||||
| state | NY | |||||||||||||||||||||
| other cities | Paris, France; Buffalo, NY; | |||||||||||||||||||||
| sex | M | |||||||||||||||||||||
| history |
Clothing manufacturer, art collector and dealer, Janis owned and operated the Sidney Janis Gallery in New York. Sidney Janis began collecting paintings in 1926 and opened his gallery in New York in 1949 with an exhibition of works by Léger, whom he had known in Paris. The gallery is closed. Janis and his wife, Harriet, made annual trips to Paris, where they met Mondrian, Picasso, Léger, Brancusi, and other masters. By the early 1930s, they had acquired a number of major works by Picasso, Matisse, De Chirico, Dalí, Mondrian, and the self-taught master Henri Rousseau. In New York, Sidney and Harriet Janis became good friends with Gorky, Keisler, and Duchamp, all of whom often visited their apartment. |
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| decades | 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 |
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| updated | 10/31/2024 13:33:16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| research links |
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