Schaeffer Galleries (New York, N.Y.)

The Schaeffer Galleries, owned and directed by Hanns Schaeffer, specialized in Old Masters paintings and drawings, originally concentrating on Flemish and Dutch masters. The gallery operated in Berlin 1925-1939, and in New York from 1936 into the 1990s.

From the description of Schaeffer Galleries records, 1925-1985. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 146159038

Art gallery; New York, N.Y. and Berlin, Germany.

Owned by Hanns S. and Kate Schaeffer, the Galleries specialized in Old Masters paintings and drawings, originally concentrating on Flemish and Dutch masters. Operated in Berlin, 1925-1939, and New York from 1936 to the 1990s.

From the description of Schaeffer Galleries records, 1932-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122571204

Organizational History Note

Hanns and Kate Schaeffer began as art dealers in Berlin in 1925, and moved to New York in 1935 where they became a rallying point for emigré scholars and musicians (W. Stechow, J. Held, R. Wittkower, O. Hagen, among others). The Berlin gallery operated between 1925-1939, the New York gallery from 1935 into the 1990s. The gallery specialized in Old Master Paintings, at first concentrating on Flemish and Dutch masters, later adding Italian paintings and far more drawings from all schools. The gallery was the agent for Benjamin Katz during the war years and had considerable dealings with the Duits family and business. Hanns Schaeffer died in 1967 and Kate Schaeffer carried on the business for almost 20 years with a particular interest in drawings.

From the guide to the Schaeffer Galleries records, 1925-1985, (Getty Research Institute)