Lucien Goldschmidt, Inc.

Lucien Goldschmidt (1912-1992) worked in Berlin for the auction house of Max Perl from 1930 to 1932. In 1933 he joined the Parisian antiquarian bookshop of Pierre Berès and in 1937 established the New York City branch. While maintaing the business, Goldschmidt served with the United States Third Army from 1943 to 1945. Goldschmidt was manager of Berès in New York until 1954, when he opened his own antiquarian bookshop and gallery. Lucien Goldschmidt, Inc. dealt in European drawings and illustrated books as well as art books and French language books. The gallery, which issued 63 scholarly catalogs in the course of its existence, closed its doors on 28 February 1987.

From the description of Records, 1930-1991 (bulk 1937-1986). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122530270