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Greey, Edward, 1835-1888 print view role Dealer/Gallery Scholar/Critic/Expert dates 1835-1888 city New York City state NY other cities Sandwich, United Kingdom; Hong Kong, China; Tokyo, Japan; sex M historical notes Edward Greey was an author, scholar, and an art dealer who specialized in Japanese art. He served in the English Army in the 1860's and was stationed in China and Japan. While in Japan he studied their culture, afterwards he moved to New York City where he first operated as a perfumer before he opened the Art Gallery of Edward Greey at 20 East 70th Street. In 1885 he purchased the art collection of Captain Francis Brinkley (1841-1912) of Yokohama, Japan. He then sold the collection from his seventeenth street gallery. In 1888, due to financial troubles he committed suicide and his gallery closed in 1890. decades of activity 1870-1880 1880-1890 updated 02/14/2025 10:12:30 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 Houghton Library Harvard Yard, Harvard University Views of Japan see details... «  back