Kallir, Otto, 1894-1978

Otto Kallir (1894-1978) was an art collector and dealer who founded the Neue Gallerie in Vienna in 1923; he was forced to emigrate in 1938, leaving the operation of his gallery to the care of a colleague, and eventually settled in the U.S., where he opened the Galerie St. Etienne in New York City in 1939. Fanny Kallir (Franziska, Gräfin von Löwenstein-Scharffeneck) was Otto's wife; they were married in 1922.

From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1942-1958. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863596

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