Word: knoedlers
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Mellon collection has been assembled almost entirely through the New York house of Knoedler & Co. According to Lawyer Hogan, it is today valued at $19,000,000. Though generally assumed to be one of the finest private collections of old masters in the U. S., its complete make-up is still unknown to outsiders-largely because of Mr. Mellon's habit of issuing diplomatic denials every time the Press gets wind of a new acquisition. If and when the collection is publicly exhibited in a Mellon museum, students and critics will have a chance to view the following world...
...No.1 Goya in the U. S., is a portrait of a lady with a bouffant skirt, a single rose and a lively little pug dog. It was last seen publicly in Madrid in 1928 when Mr. Mellon lent it to the great Goya Centennial Exposition. Carman Messmore of the Knoedler Galleries calls it "probably the finest Goya in the world...
...mother, Jane Seymour, in 1538 as a New Year's present for Henry VIII. Hanging in Windsor Castle for years, it is believed that either George I or George II took it to Hanover. There it passed to the Duke of Cumberland-Brunswick and eventually to Knoedler & Co. who sold it to Mr. Mellon...
Last month Charles R. Henschel, president of august old Knoedler & Co.. went down to J. Pierpont Morgan's imposing Manhattan library. He had just been made agent for the private sale of a very important painting and wanted to give Mr. Morgan first crack at it. Puffing a black cigar. Banker Morgan smiled...
Last week, trembling with excitement, Dealer Henschel summoned the Press to tell them the complete story. Through the Knoedler Galleries, Mr. Morgan had just sold six pictures from his private collection for a total of $1,500,000. It was the most important art sale since 1929 and 1930 when the Soviet Government, again through Dealer Henschel, disposed of 25 pictures from the Hermitage Museum...