Showing posts with label Buchholz Gallery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buchholz Gallery. Show all posts

Feb 22, 2020

Buchholz in Provenance: Harvard Art Museums

Nelly II, Otto Dix,  Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of The Buchholz Gallery
Along with the infamous Hildebrand Gurlitt, Ferdinand Moeller and Bernhard Boehmer, Karl Buchholz was one of four art dealers appointed by Hitler and Goering in March 1938 to the Nazis' Confiscation Committee  to sell "degenerate art" (entartete Kunst) for foreign currency to fund the Nazi war machine. (BBC).

What is the legacy of these four dealers? In connection to which artworks do their names appear? What does the appearance of one of these four art dealers mean in a provenance?

To get some perspective it would b interesting to know in just how many provenances and where these names appear. 

In a series of upcoming posts, we will gather some of the mentions of these notorious art dealers, starting with Karl Buchholz.



First look: The Harvard Art Museums



Buchholz, mentions of Karl Buchholz or the Buchholz Gallery (owned by Curt Valentin) in connection with artworks in the Harvard Art Museums





Source UrlArtistTitleProvenanceAccession Year
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/259372Max BeckmannWeather Vane[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], gift, to Fogg Art Museum, December 4, 1947.1947
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/353952Paul KleeDried Up CataractAlfred Flechtheim (to 1930), Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Paris (1930-1934), Jsrael Ber Neumann (from 1934), Curt Valentin [Buchholz Gallery, New York], sold, to Joy and Marion Levy (1950-2002), Joy Levy (2002-2015), by bequest, to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2015.2015
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/312350?position=5Wilhelm LehmbruckNude with Drapery[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1950, bequest, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1998.1998
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/312270Henri LaurensStudy for "The Boxer"[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1947, bequest, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1998.1998
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/312069Henry MooreIdeas for Sculpture, verso: Reclining figure on a pedestal[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1944, gift, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1993.1993
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/299634Marino MariniUntitled (Man on Horseback)[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1948, bequest, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1998.1998
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/298418Hilaire-Germain-Edgar DegasHalf-Length Study of a WomanAtelier Degas, sold [through Vente II, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, December 11-13, 1918, no. 126]. Paul Rosenberg. Paul J. Sachs. [Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York] to, Fogg Art Museum, 1940 [in exchange]1940
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/297165?position=4Max BeckmannHead of a Woman[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold, to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091), 1942, gift, to Fogg Art Museum, 1956.1956
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/297130?position=2Lovis CorinthSelf Portrait[Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, New York], sold, to Meta and Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091), 1953, gift, to Fogg Art Museum, 19561956
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/295430Juan GrisCompote and Lemons[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, NY], sold, to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1948, gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1975.1975
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/294837?position=4Jean (Hans) ArpCollage[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1949, gift, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.1991
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/294681Amedeo ModiglianiPortrait of a Woman[Buchholz Gallery, Kurt Valentin, New York, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1952, gift, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.;NOTE: Although the catalogue "Lois Orswell, David Smith and Modern Art" lists the Bertha Schaefer Gallery in New York as the source for this drawing however a label in the curatorial file from the Buchholz Gallery indicates otherwise.1992
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/294568Reginald Cotterell ButlerHead - Study for Sculpture[Curt Valentin, Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1955, gift, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1990.1990
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/264986?position=1Henri LaurensTwo Seated Nudes[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], gift, to Fogg Art Museum, September 26, 1946.1946
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/259476Max BeckmannChrist and Pilate[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], gift, to Fogg Art Museum, December 4, 1947.1947
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/256908?position=7Stanley William HayterTarantelle[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], sold, to Fogg Art Museum, July 15, 1944.1944
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/254936?position=10Otto DixNelly II[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], gift, to Fogg Art Museum, October 28, 1946.1946
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/252126Jacques LipchitzTheseus[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], sold, to Fogg Art Museum, November 14, 1946.1946
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/227871?position=6Max BeckmannThe Fire (Small Still Life)Robert Heilbronner, 1953. [Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], sold, to Alfred Jaretzki, Jr., New York, New York, 1955, gift, to Fogg Art Museum, 1976.1976
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/226965John Bernard FlannaganEbon[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, 1930(?), gift, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.1991
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/222353Franz MarcGrazing Horses IVThe artist, 1911, sold, to the Folkwang Museum (Hagen, later Essen, Germany, 1911-1937), removed from the collection by the National Socialist (Nazi) authorities,1937, consigned, to [Theodor Fischer Gallery, Lucerne, Switzerland, for sale June 30, 1939, lot 87,] sold [through Steinmeyer] to Paul E. Geier (1939-1981) by descent, to Gabriele Geier, (1981-2012), Estate of Gabriele Geier (2012-2014) bequest, to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2014.;NOTE;See Barron, et. al. for information on Steinmeyer, p. 146. n.21.;This painting was on loan to the Busch-Reisinger Museum from 1991-2014.2014
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/221108Carl BuchheisterComposition AP 51992
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/5547Max BeckmannDay and Dream[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], gift, to Fogg Art Museum, December 4, 1947.1947
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/330763Paul KleeFrom Gliding to RisingRudolf Probst (Galerie Neue Kunst Fides), Dresden/Mannheim (until 1933);Lily Klee, Bern (1940-1946);Klee Society, Bern (1946-1947);Karl Nierendorf (from 1947);Curt Valentin;Professor and Mrs. Frederick Deknatel (by 1960)2009
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/312360Pablo Ruiz PicassoStanding Nude Woman[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1950, bequest, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1998.1998
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/312274Juan GrisGlasses, verso: Stein and Pipe[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1949, bequest, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1998.1998
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/312067Georges Pierre SeuratHat, Shoes and Undergarments (Study for "Une baignade, Asnières)Emile Seurat. Félix Fénéon. [Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, NY]. [Cesar de Hauke of Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York, NY (by 1943-1948), sold], to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, CT (1948-1993), gift, to Harvard University Art Museum, 1993.;Notes;1. In “George Seurat” (Editions Albin Michel, Paris, 1948), John Rewald lists the drawing as belonging to the Curt Valentin Collection, New York. A label, formerly on the back of the drawing’s frame from the Buchholz Gallery seems to confirm this provenance.;2. The drawing is listed in the 1942-1943 stock catalogs of Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York, indicating that it was with this dealer by that time.;3. Lois Orswell placed the drawing on deposit at the Fogg Art Museum from 1953 to 1955 (see Orswell catalogue pp. 372, 374). Orswell placed the work on long-term loan to the museum from 1969 to 1993.1993
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/311995Jacques LipchitzThe Three (Couple)[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1946, bequest, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1998.1998

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/310402Lyonel FeiningerDunes, BalticMr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, St. Louis, Missouri, gift, to the Fogg Art Museum, 1953.1953
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/308847David SmithStudies for "Pillar of Sunday," verso: Box ConstructionsDavid Smith, Bolton Landing, New York, gift, to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1961, gift, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1966.;NOTE: See correspondence from Mrs. Orswell in curatorial file for 1966.16: "Some time ago, David gave me the sketches saying they were early ones and would I give them to the Fogg "some time."... I think my name should not be used for the purposes of labels etc., and that they should be "gift of David Smith".1966
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/305839Alexander CalderBuchholz Gallery Catalogue Illustration: Prelude to the Man-Eater, Starfish, Octopus[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1946, gift, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1996.1996
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/304468Erich HeckelTo the Convalescent Woman (Triptych), right panel1950
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/304467Erich HeckelTo the Convalescent Woman (Triptych), left panel1950
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/304345Erich HeckelTo the Convalescent Woman (Triptych), center panel1950
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/304344Max BeckmannSelf-Portrait in TuxedoJulius Meier-Graefe, sold, to National Gallery, Berlin, 1928, removed from the collection by the National Socialist (Nazi) authorities, July, 1937, [Buchholz Gallery, Berlin], [Buchholz Gallery, New York], sold, to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1941.1941

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/300054Max BeckmannActors[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York (1946-47)], sold, to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, (1947-1955), gift, to Fogg Art Museum, 1955.1955
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/299994Pablo Ruiz PicassoMan with a PipeCollection of the artist. [Galerie Kahnweiler, Paris (inv. 1733)]. [Alfred Flechtheim, Berlin]. [Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York](1946-1952), sold, to Fogg Art Museum, 19521952

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/299831Hilaire-Germain-Edgar DegasAfter the Bath, Woman Drying Her HairAtelier Degas (L. 257, 658), sale [Vente II, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, December 11-13, 1918, no. 289]. [Sadajiro Yamanaka, New York] sold in or before 1932, to Paul J. Sachs, bequest, to Fogg Art Museum, 19651965
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/298900Hilaire-Germain-Edgar DegasStudy for "James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot"Atelier Degas (Lugt 657), sold [through Vente III (Lugt 658), Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, April 7-8, 1919, no. 158.1], to [Henri Fiquet, Paris]. [César Mange de Hauke, New York], gift, to Fogg Art Museum, 19301930
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/297522Emil NoldeCafé[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold, to Richard S. Davis, New York, New York, gift, to Fogg Art Museum, 1951.1951
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/297264Paul KleeJuggler Festival[Curt Valentin, Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York (by 1950-], sold, to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jaretzki, Jr., New York, New York, gift, to Fogg Art Museum, 1963.1962
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/297166Max BeckmannPortrait of Mrs. Swarzenski[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold, to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091), 1946, gift, to Fogg Art Museum, 1956.1956
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/296781Hilaire-Germain-Edgar DegasStudy for "Diego Martelli"Atelier Degas, [sold at Vente III, no. 344b, 1919]. [César M. de Hauke], sold to Paul J. Sachs, 1930, bequest, to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.1965
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/296757Hilaire-Germain-Edgar DegasStudy for "A Woman Seated Beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?)"Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, Created, Atelier Degas sold at Vente I, no. 312, to Paul, 1918.;Paul Rosenberg, Paris, Purchased at Vente I of Degas atelier, 1918, Sold to Paul J. Sachs, 1920. Purchased for 5,300 francs;Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Purchased from Paul Rosenberg, Paris, 1920, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1965. Purchased for 7,000 francs1965
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/296654Pablo Ruiz PicassoThree Graces[Buchholz Gallery, Curt Valentin, New York, New York], sold, to Marian H. Phinney, Cambridge, Massachusetts, bequest, to Fogg Art Museum, 1962.1962
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/296579Hilaire-Germain-Edgar DegasA Ballet Dancer in Position Facing Three-Quarters FrontHilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, sold, [though Atelier Degas at Vente I, no. 328, 1918]. [César M. de Hauke], sold, to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, 1929, bequest, to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.1965
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/296331Hilaire-Germain-Edgar DegasAfter the Bath, Woman Drying HerselfAtelier Degas (L. 257, 658), sale [Vente II, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, December 11-13, 1918, no. 267]. [Sadajiro Yamanaka, New York] to, Paul J. Sachs, bequest, to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.1965
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/296330Hilaire-Germain-Edgar DegasStudy for "Diego Martelli"Atelier Degas, [sold at Vente III, no. 344a, 1919]. [César M. de Hauke], sold to Paul J. Sachs, 1930, bequest, to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.1965
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/296329Hilaire-Germain-Edgar DegasStudy for "Julie Burtey"Hilarie-Germain-Edgar Degas atelier [Vente II, Galerie Georges Petite, December 11-13, 1918, no. 347 as “Femme assise dans un fateueil. Étude pour le portrait de Mme Julie Burtin"], sold to Reginald Davis, Paris. Mme Demotte, Paris, 1924, sold, to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, 1928, bequest, to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.1965
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/296310Hilaire-Germain-Edgar DegasA Nude Figure BathingAtelier Degas (L. 658), sale [Vente II, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, December 11-13, 1918, no. 342]. [Marcel Bing, Paris]. [Sadajiro Yamanaka, New York] sold, to Paul J. Sachs, bequest, to Fogg Art Museum, 19651965
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/295220Paul KleeBotanical High Culture[Curt Valentin, Buchholz, Gallery, New York, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1945, gift, to the Fogg Art Museum, 1978.1978
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/265909Georges BraqueFox[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], sold, to Fogg Art Museum, October 23, 1940.1940
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/259474Max BeckmannMagic Mirror[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], gift, to Fogg Art Museum, December 4, 1947.1947
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/259388Max BeckmannTango[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], gift, to Fogg Art Museum, December 4, 1947.1947
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/259387Max BeckmannSleeping Athlete[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], gift, to Fogg Art Museum, December 4, 1947.1947
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/259372Max BeckmannWeather Vane[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], gift, to Fogg Art Museum, December 4, 1947.1947
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/259371Max BeckmannSelf-portrait (Still Life with Globe as the Cover of Portfolio)[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], gift, to Fogg Art Museum, December 4, 1947.1947
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/258450Ernst Ludwig KirchnerDr. Ernst GosebruchHamburg Kunsthalle, removed from the collection by the National Socialist (Nazi) authorities, [Buchholz Gallery, Berlin], [Buchholz Gallery, New York?]. Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts, gift, to Fogg Art Museum, May 10, 1949.1949
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/255648Max LiebermannAlbert Einstein1943
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/251114Paul KleeVirgin in a Tree[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], gift, to Fogg Art Museum, 1940.1940
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/250981Paul KleeDestruction and Hope[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], sold, Fogg Art Museum, November 25, 1940.1940
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/250683Oskar KokoschkaSelf-portrait[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], sold, Fogg Art Museum, November 25, 1940.1940
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/232805Pablo Ruiz PicassoStill Life with Inkwell[Buchholz Gallery, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, 1949, bequest, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1998.1998
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/228822Max BeckmannPortrait of ZeretelliStaatliche Gemäldegalerie, Dresden, Germany, removed from the collection by the National Socialist (Nazi) authorities, August 30, 1937, [Buchholz Gallery, Berlin], [Buchholz Gallery, New York (by 1939 - 1940)] sold, to Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., St. Louis MO (1940-1955), gift, to Fogg Art Museum, 1955.1955
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/228534Jacques LipchitzHappiness of Orpheus[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York, 1944]. Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, by 1946, gift, to Fogg Art Museum, 1955.;NOTE: Provenance taken from SF MOMA exhibition catalogue and Lois Orswell David Smith and Modern Art published by the Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.1955
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/227641Max BeckmannSouvenir of ChicagoJoseph Pulitzer, Jr., From the artist?, 1948, Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1955.1955
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/227564Paul KleeHot PursuitMr. and Mrs. Alfred Jaretzki, Jr., New York, New York, gift, to Fogg Art Museum, 1955.1955
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/227273Amedeo ModiglianiHead[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, 1945(?), gift, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.1992
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/226306Reginald Cotterell ButlerHead of Circe[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, 1953(?), gift, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1990.1990
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/226296Jean (Hans) ArpShell[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, 1949, gift, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.1991
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/226227Constantin BrancusiTorso of a Young GirlCollection of the artist, sold, to John Quinn (1922-1924) sold, his sale [Brummer Gallery, 1926], to Mary H. Rumsey, NY. [Buchholz Gallery, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell (1950?- 1998) bequest, to the Harvard University Art Museums.1998
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/225066Ernst Ludwig KirchnerAlfred DöblinRosy and Ludwig Fischer, Frankfurt am Main, by 1925, bequest, to Max and Ernst Fischer (1926-at least 1931.) [Buchholz Gallery, New York (by 1942-1951)], sold, to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1951.;Notes;Painting may have been offered for exhibition or sale at Ferdinand Möller, Berlin in 1931.1951
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/222394Paul KleeImmermann StreetGalerie Simon/David Henry Kahnweiler, consignment from artist, 1939, consignment?, 1939.;Nierendorf, New York, consignment?, 1939, sale to Lois Orswell, date unknown.;Lois Orswell, purchase, gift to BRM, 1996. painting was on long-term loan to the Fogg Art Museum 1968-19961996
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/222183Jacques LipchitzBather[Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], sold, to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1945, gift, to Fogg Art Museum, 1960.;Note: Documentary evidence suggests Lipchitz sold directly to Valentin.;NOTE: Provenance information from "Lois Orswell David Smith and Modern Art", Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.1960
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/195673Oskar KokoschkaBiarritzCassirer, Amsterdam(1925?-at least 1948), [Buchholz Gallery, New York], Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., St. Louis, (1951-1955), gift, to Fogg Art Museum, 1955.;Note;Records indicate it is likely this painting was stored at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, during World War II, possibly on behalf of Cassirer, who owned it both before and after the occupation of the Netherlands.1955
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/art/180133Erich HeckelTo the Convalescent Woman (Triptych)Dr. Walter Kaesbach, Mönchengladbach, sold?, to Museum Folkwang Essen, 1930, removed from the collection by the National Socialist (Nazi) authorities, 1937, sold, [Buchholz Gallery, New York], sold, to Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1950.1950


(*If the provenance is blank, it means that the mention of Buchholz is elsewhere, usually either in inscriptions or in the credit line)