Jack Baer (art dealer)
| Sir Jack Baer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jack Mervyn Frank Baer 29 August 1924 |
| Died | 4 May 2016 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Bryanston School |
| Alma mater | Slade School of Fine Art |
| Occupation | art dealer |
| Known for | Chairman, Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox |
| Spouse(s) | Jean St. Clair (1952-69) Diana Downes Baillieu (1970-his death) |
| Parent(s) | Frank Baer |
Sir Jack Mervyn Frank Baer (29 August 1924 – 4 May 2016) was a British art dealer, specialising in Old Masters, and the chairman of the London art dealers Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox.[1][2]
Personal life
Jack Mervyn Frank Baer was born on 29 August 1924, the son of Frank Baer, a business executive with the British Metal Corporation, who was of German Jewish extraction, and had settled in England as a young man.[1]
He was educated at Bryanston School, as was the slightly older artist Lucien Freud, and they would meet again in later life, followed by the Slade School of Fine Art.[1]
Career
In 1948, Baer took over the Hazlitt Gallery, and built it into "a world-class concern", and in 1973, a merger created Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, opening a New York affiliate gallery.[3][2]
He was managing director of Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox from 1973, until 1992, when he became chairman.[3] Baer left Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox in 2001 to set up his own consultancy.[4]
From 1977 to 1980, Baer was chairman of the Society of London Art Dealers. Baer served on the Museums and Galleries Commission, where he worked as chairman of the acceptance in lieu panel; Baer is estimated to have saved £150 million of art.[3][4] He became a member of the Reviewing Committee on Export of Works of Art in 1992.[3] In 2003, Baer was part of an advisory committee overseeing the updating of information on 1933-45 collections in UK museums.[5]
Baer was knighted in 1997.[2][6]
Personal life
From 1952 to 1969, Baer was married to the English actress Jean St. Clair, and they had one daughter together. In 1970, he married Diana Downes Baillieu, and she survived him, as did his daughter, and two stepdaughters.[2]
References
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