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Archives related to: Bignou Gallery
| title | Etienne Bignou Collection, 1891-1950 |
| repository | Musée d'Orsay |
| description | The Bignou Gallery records at the Musée d'Orsay include 38 volumes of bound photographic albums and 1,000 glass plate negatives documenting artworks handled by Etienne Bignou, a prominent Parisian art dealer. These archives feature works by artists such as Boudin, Vuillard, Degas, Matisse, and Renoir, reflecting Bignou's focus on French art and his efforts to promote it internationally, particularly in British museums. The albums and plates have been microfilmed for preservation and research access. |
| formats | Photographs Notes |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/articles/les-fonds-darchives-199562#anchor-navigation-98 |
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| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:27 |
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| title | Bignou Gallery Albums, circa 1930s-1940s. |
| repository | The Frick Collection and Frick Art Research Library |
| description | The collection consists of 33 albums containing photographs of artwork that passed through the hands of the Bignou Gallery during the 1930s and 1940s. Many of the photographs are accompanied by information about the painting such as physical description, exhibition history, and provenance. The artists included are mainly French from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries, and include such luminaries as Cézanne, Corot, Dufy, Matisse, and Renoir. Biographical/historical note: Étienne Bignou (1891-1950) was a Parisian art dealer, noted for his paintings by artists such as Cézanne, Daumier, Corot, Degas, Renoir, Dérain, Picasso, Utrillo and Matisse. He opened his own gallery in 1927, and after Georges Petit's death, he purchased Petit's firm with dealers Gaston and Josse Bernheim-Jeune. Georges Keller was appointed director of the Galerie Georges Petit in 1929. After the gallery closed in 1933, Keller continued to work with Bignou at his Galerie Étienne Bignou and became the director for the New York branch of the Bignou Gallery in 1935. After Bignou's death in 1950, Keller closed the Bignou Gallery and became director of the Carstairs Gallery, New York. Cite as: Bignou Gallery Albums. The Frick Collection Archives. Location Frick Archives Call Number MS.024 |
| extent | 33 Albums |
| formats | Photograph Album Photographs Notes |
| access | These records are open for research under the conditions of The Frick Collection Archives access policy. Contact the Archives Department for further information at archives@frick.org. |
| record link | https://archives.frick.org/repositories/3/resources/6 |
| record source | https://library.frick.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/1qqhid8/alma991008291989707141 |
| finding aid | Available online. |
| acquisition information | Gift of Carstairs Gallery through George Keller, July 23, 1962. Mr. Keller, then head of Carstairs, was formerly with both Barbazanges and Bignou Galleries. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:37 |
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