ANN: Helena Cuss, ‘So that art shall not perish from democracies at war’: transnational art dealer Ala Story and the American British Center in New York, c. 1940-1945 (March 19, 2026, 7-8pm CET)
The Society for the History of Collecting is delighted to invite you to its forthcoming Online Lecture Helena Cuss, ‘So that art shall not perish from democracies at war’: transnational art dealer Ala Story and…
ANN: Herbert Bier and the Ashmolean – The Life and Legacy of a Successful London Art Dealer, Lecture by Marion Davies (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford – 25 March 2026, 2-3pm)
In this fascinating talk, Marion Davies will discuss the life of her father, Herbert Bier. She will recount his story from having to leave his uncle’s firm in Frankfurt, after they were both…
CONF: Hugo Helbing: Auctioneer, Art Dealer, Collector, Donor, Publisher, Competitor, Networker, Citizen – Murdered 1938 (Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, München, 22-23 Apr 2025)
The art dealer and auctioneer Hugo Helbing (1863-1938) was one of the best-known exponents of the German art trade in the first decades of the 20th century. After his murder by the National…
PUBL (OA): Quelle und Kontext: Objekte, Akteure, Prozesse der Kunsthandlung Julius Böhler (ed. by C. Dollansky, C. Fuhrmeister, B. Jooss, S. Klingen, A.-L. Schneider; Munich, 2024)
This volume publishes results of a seven-year digitization and research project (2017-2024) revolving around the archive of the Julius Böhler Kunsthandlung, founded in Munich in 1882. Acquired by the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in…
CFP: Hugo Helbing – Auktionator, Kunsthändler, Sammler, Mäzen, Publizist, Konkurrent, Netzwerker, Bürger – ermordet 1938 (Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, München, 22-23 Apr 2025)
Der Kunsthändler und Auktionator Hugo Helbing (1863-1938) gehörte einst zu den bekanntesten Exponenten des deutschen Kunsthandels. Nach seiner Ermordung durch die Nationalsozialisten im Zuge der Novemberpogrome 1938 geriet er aber – wie viele…
EXH: Make Way for Berthe Weill: Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde (NYU, Grey Art Museum, 1 Oct 2024 – 1 Mar 2025)
Make Way for Berthe Weill: Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde surveys the groundbreaking career of the first woman modern art dealer. Berthe Weill (1865–1951) championed many fledgling masters of modern art early…
CONF: Die Kunsthandlung Julius Böhler in Relation zu Museen und Sammlungen (Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, München / online, 10-12 Apr 24)
Das Archiv der Kunsthandlung Julius Böhler, das sich seit 2015 im Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte (ZI) befindet, umfasst über 30.000 Karteikarten, ca. 8.000 Fotomappen und knapp 4.000 KundInnenkarten der Münchner Firma (gegr. 1880) sowie…
TIAMSA Member News: ANN: Conversation on Hugo Helbing with Lea Rosh and Johannes Nathan (German Lost Art Foundation / Liebermann-Villa; recording now online; in German)
Hugo Helbing (1863-1938) was one of the leading art dealers and auctioneers in Europe until c. 1933. He also owned a significant art collection. Apart from his main business in Munich, Helbing maintained a…
REMINDER – TIAMSA Live Book Discussion No. 2: Diana J. Kostyrko: The Journal of a Transatlantic Art Dealer: René Gimpel 1918-1939 (15 May 2021; 11:00am CET).
A reminder that TIAMSA’s second Live Book Discussion takes place this Saturday 15 May 2021.Via Zoom – 11:00am CEST / 7:00pm AEST / 10:00am BST / 5:00am EDT. Dr Diana Kostyrko, ANU will…