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Gelman, Jacques print view role Collector dates 1912-1986 city New York City state NY other cities Saint Petersburg, Russia; Mexico City, Mexico; sex M historical notes Jacques Gelman was an art collector, European and Mexincan film producer and distributor. He and his wife, nee Natasha Zahalka (Moravia, now Czech Republic), collected 20th century European and Mexican paintings. The Gelman collection included work by Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Rufino Tamayo, Gunther Gerszo, Maria Izquierdo, Leonora Carrington, Carlos Merida, Carlos Orozco Romero, Juan Soriano, Agustin Lazo, Matisse, Picasso, Braque, Bonnard, Derain, Miro, Dali, Tanguy, Balthus and others. Natasha bequeathed some work from their collection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The remaining works from the Gelman Estate are overseen by the Vergel Foundation (New York and Mexico City). decades of activity 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 1970-1980 1980-1990 updated 02/14/2025 10:12:23 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 Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives Artist file: Gelman, Jacques; miscellaneous uncataloged material. see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives William S. Lieberman Papers, 1948-1984 see details... The Museum of Modern Art Library and Archives Department of Circulating Exhibitions Records, 1931-1990 see details... see also: Gelman, Natasha «  back