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She was born Grace Lubell on January 25, 1915 to a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family in New York City.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> She has two siblings: oil executive [[Benedict I. Lubell]] and Shirley Black Kash (formerly married to [[Eli M. Black]]).<ref name=NYTLubell>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= Benedict I. Lubell, Tulsa Oil Executive And Arts Patron, 87 |publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 14, 1996 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/14/us/benedict-i-lubell-tulsa-oil-executive-and-arts-patron-87.html |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name=TW>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Funeral Services Set for Tulsa Arts Patron Benedict I. Lubell |publisher=[[Tulsa World]]|date=December 14, 1996 |url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/funeral-services-set-for-tulsa-arts-patron-benedict-i-lubell/article_4fafa1e2-d1ee-5ea8-8d41-d1a07c9a628e.html |accessdate=}}</ref> 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.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> 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.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> 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.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> After Ritter closed the Laurel Gallery in 1950, Brandt opened her own gallery, The Grace Borgenicht Gallery, in May 1951.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> Her gallery focused on living American artists including [[Milton Avery]], [[Ilya Bolotowsky]], [[Jimmy Ernst]], [[Wolf Kahn]], [[Gabor Peterdi]], [[Leonard Baskin]], [[Edward Corbett (artist)|Edward Corbett]], and [[Ralston Crawford]].<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> She represented Avery until his death in 1965 and also represented [[Gertrude Greene]], [[José de Rivera]], [[Adja Yunkers]], [[James Brooks (painter)|James Brooks]] and [[Roy Gussow]]. In 1995, she closed her gallery.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> |
She was born Grace Lubell on January 25, 1915 to a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family in New York City.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> His father Samuel L. Lubell founded the Bell Oil and Gas Company, an independent oil refiner in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]<ref name=NYTLubell /> and Lubell Brothers, a shirt manufacturer in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Samuel L. Lubell, Founded Shirt and Oil Companies|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 10, 1966 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/07/10/archives/samuel-l-lubell-founded-shirt-and-oil-companies.html|accessdate=}}</ref> She has two siblings: oil executive [[Benedict I. Lubell]] and Shirley Black Kash (formerly married to [[Eli M. Black]]).<ref name=NYTLubell>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= Benedict I. Lubell, Tulsa Oil Executive And Arts Patron, 87 |publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 14, 1996 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/14/us/benedict-i-lubell-tulsa-oil-executive-and-arts-patron-87.html |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name=TW>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Funeral Services Set for Tulsa Arts Patron Benedict I. Lubell |publisher=[[Tulsa World]]|date=December 14, 1996 |url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/funeral-services-set-for-tulsa-arts-patron-benedict-i-lubell/article_4fafa1e2-d1ee-5ea8-8d41-d1a07c9a628e.html |accessdate=}}</ref> 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.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> 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.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> 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.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> After Ritter closed the Laurel Gallery in 1950, Brandt opened her own gallery, The Grace Borgenicht Gallery, in May 1951.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> Her gallery focused on living American artists including [[Milton Avery]], [[Ilya Bolotowsky]], [[Jimmy Ernst]], [[Wolf Kahn]], [[Gabor Peterdi]], [[Leonard Baskin]], [[Edward Corbett (artist)|Edward Corbett]], and [[Ralston Crawford]].<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> She represented Avery until his death in 1965 and also represented [[Gertrude Greene]], [[José de Rivera]], [[Adja Yunkers]], [[James Brooks (painter)|James Brooks]] and [[Roy Gussow]]. In 1995, she closed her gallery.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> |
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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.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> |
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.<ref name=NYTGBBObit /> |
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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] His 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]
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.
- ^ "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.