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Level, André print view role Scholar/Critic/Expert Dealer/Gallery Collector dates 1880-1954 city Paris country France sex M historical notes Art critic and dealer Andre Level was an important collector and early supporter of Matisse and Picasso. Under Level’s leadership, a group of thirteen men invested in building a collection of contemporary art called La Peau de l’Ours. For ten years Level bought works by Picasso, Matisse, Gauguin, van Gogh, Vuillard, Piot, Derain, Friesz, Denis, Vallotton and Dufy for this collection, which was sold at auction in March 1914. The sale was a major public event and a financial success. decades of activity 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 updated 02/14/2025 10:12:22 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 Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections André Level letters received, 1899-1936 see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections André Dunoyer de Segonzac correspondence and writings, 1903-1973. see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Henri Matisse letters, 1904-1953. see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Letters received by André Level, 1908-1949 (bulk 1920-1939). see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Paul Gauguin letters and writings, 1879-1903. see details... «  back