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Brandt married thrice. In 1938, she married dress manufacturer [[Jack Borgenicht]]; they had three daughters before divorcing.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /><ref>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Grace Borgenicht Brandt, a New York art dealer and collector who specialized in contemporary American art, died Thursday of complications after a fall, her family said |publisher=[[Asbury Park Press]]|date=July 21, 2001 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144860864/ |quote=She then married Jack Borgenicht, a dress manufacturer, with whom she had three daughters. Their marriage ended in divorce, as did a subsequent marriage to Norman Sachs Jr. }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Allison |last= Freehling|authorlink= |title=High Profile: Jack Borgenicht |publisher=[[Daily Press]]|date=January 1, 1996 |url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19960101-1996-01-01-9601010056-story.html |accessdate=}}</ref> Her second husband was Norman Sachs Jr.; they also divorced.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> In 1960, she married her third husband, artist [[Will Brandt]].<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> She lived in Manhattan and [[Watermill, New York]].<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> Brandt died in [[Manhattan]] on July 19, 2001 at the age of 86 |
Brandt married thrice. In 1938, she married dress manufacturer [[Jack Borgenicht]]; they had three daughters before divorcing.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /><ref name=Asbury>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Grace Borgenicht Brandt, a New York art dealer and collector who specialized in contemporary American art, died Thursday of complications after a fall, her family said |publisher=[[Asbury Park Press]]|date=July 21, 2001 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144860864/ |quote=She then married Jack Borgenicht, a dress manufacturer, with whom she had three daughters. Their marriage ended in divorce, as did a subsequent marriage to Norman Sachs Jr. }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Allison |last= Freehling|authorlink= |title=High Profile: Jack Borgenicht |publisher=[[Daily Press]]|date=January 1, 1996 |url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19960101-1996-01-01-9601010056-story.html |accessdate=}}</ref> Her second husband was Norman Sachs Jr.; they also divorced.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> In 1960, she married her third husband, artist [[Will Brandt]].<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> She lived in Manhattan and [[Watermill, New York]].<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> Brandt died in [[Manhattan]] on July 19, 2001 at the age of 86<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> after an accidental fall.<ref name=Asbury /> |
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Grace Borgenicht Brandt | |
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| Born | Grace Lubell January 25, 1915 |
| Died | July 19, 2001 (age 86) |
| Education | B.A. and M.A. Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Art dealer Painter |
| Spouse(s) | Jack Borgenicht (divorced) Norman Sachs Jr. (divorced) Will Brandt |
| Children | 3 with Borgenicht |
| Parent | Samuel L. Lubell |
| Family | Benedict I. Lubell (brother) Eli M. Black (brother-in-law) Leon Black (nephew) |
Grace Borgenicht Brandt (January 25, 1915 - July 19, 2001) was an American art dealer.[1]
Biography
She was born Grace Lubell on January 25, 1915 to a Jewish family in New York City.[1] Her father Samuel L. Lubell founded the Bell Oil and Gas Company, an independent oil refiner in Tulsa, Oklahoma[2] and Lubell Brothers, a shirt manufacturer in New York City.[3] She has two siblings: oil executive Benedict I. Lubell and Shirley Black Kash (formerly married to Eli M. Black).[2][4] She attended Calhoun School and the New College at Columbia University. In 1934, while still a student, she studied in the studio of the painter André L'Hote in Paris.[1] After returning to New York, she studied printmaking at Stanley William Hayter's Atelier 17 and earned a M.A. in art education from Columbia.[1] After school, she painted professionally, having her first solo show at Chris Ritter's Laurel Gallery in 1947 and later became one of Ritter's primary financial backers.[1] After Ritter closed the Laurel Gallery in 1950, Brandt opened her own gallery, The Grace Borgenicht Gallery, in May 1951.[1] Her gallery focused on living American artists including Milton Avery, Ilya Bolotowsky, Jimmy Ernst, Wolf Kahn, Gabor Peterdi, Leonard Baskin, Edward Corbett, and Ralston Crawford.[1] She represented Avery until his death in 1965 and also represented Gertrude Greene, José de Rivera, Adja Yunkers, James Brooks and Roy Gussow. In 1995, she closed her gallery.[1]
Although known as an art dealer, she continued to paint and showed he work in the 1954 Whitney Annual and had a solo show at the Martha Jackson Gallery in 1955.[1]
Personal life
Brandt married thrice. In 1938, she married dress manufacturer Jack Borgenicht; they had three daughters before divorcing.[1][5][6] Her second husband was Norman Sachs Jr.; they also divorced.[1] In 1960, she married her third husband, artist Will Brandt.[1] She lived in Manhattan and Watermill, New York.[1] Brandt died in Manhattan on July 19, 2001 at the age of 86[1] after an accidental fall.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Smith, Roberta (July 21, 2001). "Grace Borgenicht Brandt, 86, New York Art Dealer, Dies". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Benedict I. Lubell, Tulsa Oil Executive And Arts Patron, 87". The New York Times. December 14, 1996.
- ^ "Samuel L. Lubell, Founded Shirt and Oil Companies". The New York Times. July 10, 1966.
- ^ "Funeral Services Set for Tulsa Arts Patron Benedict I. Lubell". Tulsa World. December 14, 1996.
- ^ a b "Grace Borgenicht Brandt, a New York art dealer and collector who specialized in contemporary American art, died Thursday of complications after a fall, her family said". Asbury Park Press. July 21, 2001.
She then married Jack Borgenicht, a dress manufacturer, with whom she had three daughters. Their marriage ended in divorce, as did a subsequent marriage to Norman Sachs Jr.
- ^ Freehling, Allison (January 1, 1996). "High Profile: Jack Borgenicht". Daily Press.