Nineteenth Century Paintings from the Collection of Mr. Arthur Sachs, October 21, 1950
Scope and Contents
An exhibition of 9 paintings by nineteenth-century French artists, from the collection of Arthur Sachs, Honorary Trustee of the Legion of Honor, supplemented by 6 paintings from the museum’s permanent and loan collections. The Sachs collection was on an indefinite loan to the museum.
The exhibition records span one folder of installation photograph prints in the photograph collection. The Bulletin of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Vol. 8, No. 7 & 8 covered the exhibition and is in the catalog collection.
Dates
- Creation: October 21, 1950
Creator
- Sachs, Arthur, 1880-1975 (Lender, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The price list must be redacted before viewing.
Biographical / Historical
Arthur Sachs was an American investment banker born in 1880 who was well known for his art collection and his philanthropy. He was a member of the Harvard class of 1901. In 1929 he established two fellowships at Harvard for the advanced study of the fine arts, and in 1958 he set up a scholarship fund at his alma mater to give French students a chance to study at Harvard and Radcliffe. Sachs also donated toward the restoration of Chartres cathedral, and to the National Gallery of Art, the Fogg Museum, the Morgan Library, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. After retiring from Goldman, Sachs, and Co., Sachs spent much of his time in France, where he lent part of his famous collection to the Louvre. Sachs was a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor. He died in 1975 in Cannes, France.
Source: https://www.nga.gov/collection/provenance-info.516.html#biography
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (The exhibition records span one folder of photographs plus coverage in the CPLH bulletin.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
An exhibition of 9 paintings by nineteenth-century French artists, from the collection of Arthur Sachs, supplemented by 6 paintings from the museum’s permanent and loan collections. The exhibition records span one folder of photographs plus coverage in the CPLH bulletin.
Arrangement
The materials are separated by content and type and organized chronologically.
Separated Materials
Installation photograph prints are housed in the Legion of Honor Exhibition Photograph collection in box 7. The Bulletin of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Vol. 8, No. 7 & 8 covered the exhibition and is in the Legion of Honor Exhibition Catalog collection in box 1.
San Francisco Chronicle October 29, 1950 p. 79.
Subject
- Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917 (Artist, Person)
- Manet, Edouard, 1832-1883 (Artist, Person)
- Renoir, Pierre-Auguste, 1841-1919 (Artist, Person)
- Daumier, Honore, 1808-1879 (Artist, Person)
- Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille, 1796-1875 (Artist, Person)
- Gauguin, Paul, 1848-1903 (Artist, Person)
- Pissarro, Camille, 1830-1903 (Artist, Person)
- Vazquez Diaz, Daniel, 1882-1969 (Artist, Person)
- Gericault, Theodore, 1791-1824 (Artist, Person)
Cultural context
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Repository Details
Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Archives Repository
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
San Francisco California 94118 USA