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Kunsthandel Kurt Bachstitz Gallery print view role Dealer/Gallery dates 1921-1942 city New York City state NY other cities Berlin, Germany; The Hague, The Netherlands; Bern, Switzerland; sex n/a historical notes Dealer in Old Master paintings originally located in Berlin. Kurt Backstitz opened his gallery in Berlin in 1921, and shortly afterward in the Hague and New York. Beginning in 1931 Backstitz handled the sale of some of the collection of Viennese collector Stefan von Auspitz to von Beuningen. Bachstitz, a Jew, fled Germany during the Nazi regime and was able to obtain a visa to Switzerland in 1942 with the intervention of his brother in law, Walter Andreas Hofer (Goering's dealer). decades of activity 1920-1930 1930-1940 updated 03/22/2024 12:09:28 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Dokumentatie Kunsthandel Kurt Bachstitz Gallery see details... The Metropolitan Museum of Art Please see individual record for location Bachstitz, Inc. Records, 1923-1937 (bulk 1929-1930, 1936-1937) see details... «  back