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16 August 1899Gregorian
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1981
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Georges F. Keller
9 October 2017
Georges Frédéric Keller
Georges F. (Georges Frédéric) Keller
6 April 1981
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Il était né à Paris en 1899, d'un père d'origine suisse et brésilienne et d'une mère originaire du canton de Thurgovie. Il fit carrière, comme marchand et galeriste, en Amérique, d'où, voyageur infatigable, il entretenait des relations d'amitié avec de nombreux artistes actifs en France. (French)
Georges F. Keller war ein französisch-schweizerisch-brasilianischer Kunsthändler, der seine Geschäfte in den 1920er-Jahren in Paris aufnahm und in den 30er-Jahren sukzessive international ausweitete.Während der Besatzungszeit im Zweiten Weltkrieg war Keller in Paris aktiv und arbeitete dort mit dem Kunsthändler Étienne Bignou zusammen. (German)
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hile retaining a stake in the family company, Mr. Balay left Knoedler shortly after that to set up a partnership with Louis Carré in Paris to pursue his interest in modernists like Picasso, Braque and Klee. He served in the French Army in World War II and was briefly associated with Georges Keller at the Carstairs Gallery in New York, a Knoedler offshoot. (English)
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In 1929 Bignou, jointly with the Parisian dealers Gaston and Josse Bernheim Jeune, bought the established firm of Georges Petit on the Rue de Sèze. They chose Georges Keller as its Director, and in three years carried out three grand scale exhibitions. Unfortunately, due to the financial strains of the time, the Galerie Georges Petit closed its doors in 1933. Bignou opened a branch of his own gallery in New York in the early 1930s; Georges Keller was a partner in this enterprise, acting in fact as director after the closing of the Galerie Georges Petit. Etienne Bignou frequently supplied Chester Dale [1883-1962] with paintings, as well as acting as an agent on his behalf. (English)
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The Swiss museum is investigating Modern masterpieces given by the art dealer George F. Keller whose business partner collaborated with the Nazis. (English)