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Frits Lugt, 1884-1970
This is the story of the remarkable collector, art dealer, researcher, art historian and author Frits Lugt (1884-1970). From 1901 to 1915 he worked at a Amsterdam auction company. From 1915 he collected paintings, drawings, prints and antiques. Not restricting himself to collect works of great artists like Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Dyck and Watteau, Lugt also succeeded in acquiring exceptional artworks by relatively smaller artists. Translation of the original Dutch edition from 2010 (978-90-6868-551-0).
Portrait Miniatures in the Frits Lugt Collection
Stored safely in a medallion cabinet in the reserves of HOtel Frits Lugt (1884-1970) had a passion for miniatures that began early on in his life. He demonstrated it in the small but ardent Le portrait-miniature of 1917, the year in which he bought the first portrait miniature for his collection. Since then it has been constantly enriched, and now numbers more than 100 works by artists from Great Britain, the Low Countries, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark and Switzerland, covering the period from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Thanks to the expertise of specialist Karen Schaffers-Bodenhausen, who has studied the growing collection in recent years with great dedication and patienc...
Frits Lugt Letters
Correspondence from Frits Lugt to Dr. Max Goldstein: Lugt to Goldstein commenting on the difference between their respective books on collector's marks and expressing doubt that a joint supplement could be written (1918: August 12; autograph letter, signed; 2 pages); Lugt to Goldstein thanking him for his letter of praise after the publication of Lugt's book, 'Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes' (1922: April 11; autograph letter, signed; 1 page).
