Library of Rudolf J. Heinemann. 1767-1997, bulk 1900-1975.

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Library of Rudolf J. Heinemann. 1767-1997, bulk 1900-1975.

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Library of Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann, 1901-1975, given to the Frick Art Reference Library in May of 1997 by the estate of Lore Heinemann, his wife and fellow collector. Consists of 1,927 titles (some multiple copies) and 218 periodical issues. Primarily monographs in the fields of art history and connoisseurship. Some presentation copies and some books annotated by the collector.

2, 726 pieces.

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Frick Art Reference Library

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Helen Clay Frick (1888-1984), daughter of industrialist and art collector Henry Clay Frick, founded the Frick Art Reference Library in 1920 and served as its director until 1983. Miss Frick developed a special interest in Italian art during the 1920s, making four trips to Italy during the winter of 1923-24, and in 1925, 1927 and 1928 in order to discover and record early Italian paintings and frescos, and obtain photographs of the works, either through purchase or original photography. ...

Heinemann, Lore -1996

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Heinemann, Rudolf J.

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Dr. Heinemann was an author, art collector, and international art dealer instrumental in developing the Thyssen Museum in Lugano, for whom he edited a catalog, published in 1969. He also arranged the loan of Italian art treasures to the Golden Gate international exhibition held in San Francisco in 1939. Dr. Heinemann, who died Feb. 7, 1975, also had a connection with the Frick Collection. He had a role in the Collection's acquisition of Claude Lorrain's "The Sermon on the Mount" and Piero della ...