Galerie Bonnier
Biographical notes:
Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm was founded in 1918 by Gosta Olsen. Later merged with Galerie Bonnier, Geneva, Switzerland in 1973. Galerie Bonnier was founded in 1961 in Lausanne, Switzerland by Jan Runnqvist, son of Harry Runnqvist who was Olsen's partner in Stockholm. It later moved to Geneva, Switzerland in 1969. Between 1964 and 1973, when his father died, Jan Runnqvist directed both galleries until closing Svensk-Franska in 1973 and moving all business records to Geneva.
From the description of Records of the Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet (Stockholm, Sweden) and the Galerie Bonnier, 1918-1997. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78297431
Biographical/Historical Note
Svenska-Franska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm, was founded in 1918 by Gosta Olsen. The gallery merged with Galerie Bonnier, Geneva, in 1973. Galerie Bonnier was founded in Lausanne in 1961 by Jan Runnqvist, son of Harry Runnqvist, who was Olsen's partner in Stockholm. Galerie Bonnier moved to Geneva in 1969. Between 1964 and 1973, when his father died, Jan Runnqvist directed both galleries until 1973 when he closed Svensk-Franska and moved all business records to Geneva. The combined galleries handled a range of modern art, from Impressionism to early abstract art.
From the guide to the Records of the Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet (Stockholm, Sweden) and the Galerie Bonnier, 1918-1997, (Getty Research Institute)
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- Drawing, European
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