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Gelman, Natasha print view role Collector dates 1912-1998 city New York City state NY other cities Prostejov, Czech Republic; Vienna, Austria; Switzerland; Mexico City, Mexico; sex F historical notes Art collector and wife of European and Mexincan film producer and distributor Jacques Gelman. The Gelman's collected 20th-century European and Mexican art. Mrs. Gelman had continued to add to the collection after her husband's death in 1986. 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 1990-2000 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, Natasha; miscellaneous uncataloged material. see details... see also: Gelman, Jacques «  back