Schaeffer Galleries records 1925-1985

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Schaeffer Galleries records 1925-1985

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Records document the dealings of the gallery in Berlin from 1925-1933 and the New York gallery from 1933 into the early 1990s. The bulk of the papers dated from 1950-1985. Circa 2,500 photographs of art and 23 photograph albums illustrate the stock, primarily Old Master paintings and drawings, exhibited, bought and sold by the gallery. Letters of expertise and correspondence with clients, dealers, art historians and other experts dates from the years 1933-1985, and document the daily business of the gallery for the years 1950-1985.

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Schaeffer, Hanns

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Backus, Le Roy M.

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Schaeffer, J. H. F., 1972-

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Eckhard Wandel (born 1942) worked as a historian at the economic seminar at the University of Tuebingen. From the guide to the Hans Schaeffer-Eckhard Wandel Collection, 1918-1971, (Leo Baeck Institute Archives) ...

Schaeffer Galleries (New York, N.Y.)

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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 Sc...