Art is something that people love to appreciate in various ways. You might enjoy going out to art galleries or museums to check out different exhibits. If you’re really committed to appreciating art, then you might buy paintings or other forms of art, too. Take a look at the following dealers who changed how art is shown and sold so that you can appreciate how far things have come.
Joseph Duveen
Joseph Duveen is someone who is considered to be the world’s first mega art dealer by many. He was a witty businessman who worked with an art historian to locate the most promising works of art. Duveen would buy up impressive works of European art and sell them for huge profits to Americans. He made some of the biggest art sales in history (at the time), and changed the way that people thought about making money from art deals.
Paul Durand-Ruel
Paul Durand-Ruel considered himself to be an impressionist art dealer. He inherited a gallery from his parents and started buying up the works of artists such as Monet and Pissarro. His approach to art dealing involved putting on one-person shows when everyone else was doing group shows at the time. He also famously bid up the prices of various works of art to ensure that new records would be set.
Edith Halpert
Edith Halpert opened a gallery in Greenwich Village in 1926. It was open until 1973, and it’s famous for promoting and supporting American art. Halpert was willing to put a spotlight on art that wasn’t given attention by others. She showcased American folk art, art from black artists, and many other amazing works that wouldn’t have been given the time of day in other galleries.
Peggy Guggenheim
Peggy Guggenheim is famous for her influential Art of This Century gallery. It was a short-lived gallery, but it became the go-to gallery for the art world’s elite in the 1940s. She showcased art that might not have been given attention in other galleries at the time. In fact, Guggenheim is said to have contributed greatly to the growth of Abstract Expressionism.