Bignou Gallery

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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.

From the description of Bignou Gallery Albums, circa 1930s-1940s. (Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection). WorldCat record id: 713933326

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creatorOf Bignou Gallery. Bignou Gallery Albums, circa 1930s-1940s. Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection
creatorOf Bignou Gallery. Institutional file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Records of the Assistants to the Directors, 1913-1999 (inclusive),1927-1943 (bulk) Harvard Art Museums. Archives
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associatedWith Cézanne, Paul, 1839-1906. person
associatedWith Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille, 1796-1875. person
associatedWith Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917. person
associatedWith Dufy, Raoul, 1877-1953. person
associatedWith Harvard Art Museum. Director's Office. corporateBody
associatedWith Lurçat, Jean, 1892-1966. person
associatedWith Matisse, Henri, 1869-1954. person
associatedWith Modigliani, Amedeo, 1884-1920. person
associatedWith Monet, Claude, 1840-1926. person
associatedWith Picasso, Pablo, 1881-1973. person
associatedWith Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919. person
associatedWith Rouault, Georges, 1871-1958. person
associatedWith Seurat, Georges, 1859-1891. person
associatedWith Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de, 1864-1901. person
associatedWith Utrillo, Maurice, 1883-1955. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)--New York
France
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Art, Modern
Art, Modern
Art dealers
Art galleries, Commercial
Impressionism (Art)
Post-impressionism (Art)
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Active 1930

Active 1940

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