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Before the tragedy of the Holocaust, many of the leading art and antiques dealers across Europe were Jewish, establishing dynamic cross-Channel, international and transatlantic networks. Aside from a few famous examples, however, we are only at the beginning of exploring the diversity of Jewish dealers'' commercial and cultural worlds in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and reflecting on the particular conditions that made possible their dramatic expansion within the profession.

Adopting a wider geography than any previous study, and bringing together a distinguished team of international contributors, this is the first book to consider Jewish dealers as an interconnected cohort, tied together by common processes and strategies, but also a common vulnerability. After an extended introduction, the volume presents case studies and trends from the mid 19th to mid 20th century, including: Jewish family businesses in Western Europe; the role of Jews as mediators of

Jewish Dealers and the European Art Market c.

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 1/23/2025
      ISBN13: 9781350473683, 978-1350473683
      ISBN10: 1350473685
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Before the tragedy of the Holocaust, many of the leading art and antiques dealers across Europe were Jewish, establishing dynamic cross-Channel, international and transatlantic networks. Aside from a few famous examples, however, we are only at the beginning of exploring the diversity of Jewish dealers'' commercial and cultural worlds in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and reflecting on the particular conditions that made possible their dramatic expansion within the profession.

      Adopting a wider geography than any previous study, and bringing together a distinguished team of international contributors, this is the first book to consider Jewish dealers as an interconnected cohort, tied together by common processes and strategies, but also a common vulnerability. After an extended introduction, the volume presents case studies and trends from the mid 19th to mid 20th century, including: Jewish family businesses in Western Europe; the role of Jews as mediators of

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