Albert Hecht (Brussels, 2 July 1842 - Paris, 21 August 1889) was a French banker, dealer and art collector, considered one of the leading Impressionist collectors of the time.

Early life

Hecht was born in Brussels to Maurice Hecht (born in Bad Dürkheim in 1814 and died in Paris in 1891), also an art collector, and his wife, Jeanne Kohn. Hecht had two brothers Myrtil and Henri. He and Henri built a private collection of hundreds of artworks, mainly Impressionist. Hecht was friends with Édouard Manet, who art he also collected. He also befriended

Edgar Degas Edgar Degas (, ; born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, ; 19 July 183427 September 1917) was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings. Degas also produced bronze sculptures, prints and drawings. Degas is es ...

, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "R ...

. Hecht died at the age of 47 in Paris. He bequeathed his large private collection to his daughter Suzanne Hecht Pontremoli. The latter had married the well-known French architect

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Collection Hecht

The collection contains paintings purchased by brothers Albert and Henri Hecht.

Van Oostsanen

* ''Jacob Pijnssen'', executed in 1514 by Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen currently preserved at the

Rijksmuseum Twenthe The Rijksmuseum Twenthe in Enschede, the Netherlands, was founded in 1927 by textile industry Baron Jan Bernard Van Heek. He donated his own private collection and the museum building to the government, thus making it a national museum. The muse ...

Flinck

* ''Ritratto di un uomo barbuto in busto'', executed in 1638 by Govert Flinck currently held in a private collection.

Van der Werff

* ''Ritratto di una donna nelle vesti di Diana'', executed in 1686 by Adriaen van der Werff currently held in a private collection.

Fragonard

* ''

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'', executed in 1770 by Jean-Honoré Fragonard currently preserved at the Fondazione Jan Krugier. * ''Susannah e gli anziani'', executed in 1776 by Jean-Honoré Fragonard currently held in a private collection.

Delacroix

* ''Cristo sul mare di Galilea'', executed in 1852 by Eugène Delacroix currently housed in the Emil Bührle Collection. * ''Saada, la moglie Abraham Ben-Chimol, e Préciada, una delle loro figlie'', performed in 1832 by Eugène Delacroix currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. * ''Dedham Lock (1820)'',

1820 Events January–March *January 1 – Nominal beginning of the Trienio Liberal in Spain: A constitutionalist military insurrection at Cádiz leads to the summoning of the Spanish Parliament (March 7). *January 8 – General Maritime T ...

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Daumier

* '' Lettura'',

1860 Events January–March * January 2 – The discovery of a hypothetical planet Vulcan is announced at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France. * January 10 – The Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Massachusett ...

by Honoré Daumier currently in a private collection in

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Gonzales

* '' La pianta fiorita'',

1872 Events January–March * January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. * February 2 – The government of the United Kingdom buys a number of forts on ...

da Eva Gonzalès currently in a private collection. * '' La servitrice'',

1865 Events January–March * January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at Broad Street (Manhattan), 10-12 Broad near Wall Street, in New York City. * January 13 – American Civil War : Sec ...

by Eva Gonzalès currently in a private collection. * '' Donna con pappagallo'',

1866 Events January–March * January 1 ** Fisk University, a historically black university, is established in Nashville, Tennessee. ** The last issue of the abolitionist magazine '' The Liberator'' is published. * January 6 – Ottoman tr ...

by Édouard Manet currently at Metropolitan Museum of Art. * '' Ragazzo che soffia bolle di sapone'',

1867 Events January–March * January 1 – The Covington–Cincinnati Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky, in the United States, becoming the longest single-span bridge in the world. It was renamed a ...

by Édouard Manet currently at Museu Calouste-Gulbenkian. * '' The Croquet Game'',

1873 Events January–March * January 1 ** Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar. ** The California Penal Code goes into effect. * January 17 – American Indian Wars: Modoc War: First Battle of the Stronghold – Modoc Indians defeat ...

by Édouard Manet currently at Städel Museum. * ''

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'',

by Édouard Manet currently in the Bührle Collection at the Kunsthaus Zürich. * ''La viennese'',

1881 Events January–March * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The C ...

da Édouard Manet at Museo d'Orsay. * '' Fuga di Rochefort'',

da Édouard Manet at Museo d'Orsay. * ''Ritratto di Suzanne Hecht'', by Édouard Manet nel

1882 Events January–March * January 2 ** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates. ** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in ...

at Museo d'Orsay. * '' Ballo in maschera all'Opera'', eseguito da Édouard Manet nel

attualmente conservato presso il

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Monet

* ''Vista di un porto'', eseguito da Claude Monet nel

1871 Events January–March * January 3 – Franco-Prussian War – Battle of Bapaume: Prussians win a strategic victory. * January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the sout ...

attualmente conservato presso una collezione privata. * '' Barche nel porto di Londra'', eseguito da Claude Monet nel

attualmente conservato presso una collezione privata. * '' Les déchargeurs de charbon'',by Claude Monet

1875 Events January–March * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the ...

* '' Il lungo mare d'Argenteuil'',

by Claude Monet at

. * ''

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'', l

by Claude Monet at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Corot

* '' La sera al lago d'Albano'', Jean-Baptiste Camille Corotl

1855 Events January–March * January 1 – Ottawa, Ontario, is incorporated as a city. * January 5 – Ramón Castilla begins his third term as President of Peru. * January 23 ** The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens ...

currently in a private collection * '' Mattina sotto gli alberi'', eseguito da Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot nel

currently in a private collection * '' Souvenir of the Environs of Lake Nemi'', by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot nel

at thel

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. * '' L'odalisque Sicilienne'', eseguito da Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot nel

Courbet

* '' L'uomo Ferito'', eseguito nel

1844 In the Philippines, it was the only leap year with 365 days, as December 31 was skipped when 1845 began after December 30. Events January–March * January 15 – The University of Notre Dame, based in the city of the same name, receives ...

da Gustave Courbet. * ''Madame Auguste Cuoq'',1852, by Gustave Courbet, currently in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. * ''Le Rut du printemps. Combat de cerfs'',1861, by Gustave Courbet, currently in the Musée d'Orsay. * Gustave Courbet, ''The Spring Carriageway.'' The Struggle of the Stags, 1861 * ''Rocky Edges of la Loue'', executed in 1864 by Gustave Courbet, now in a private collection. * ''The Waterfall,'' executed in 1874 by Gustave Courbet, currently held in a private collection. * The Source of the Lison, executed in 1864 by Gustave Courbet, currently in the Berlin State Museums. * The Wave, executed in 1865 by Gustave Courbet currently housed in the Walters Art Museum. 5* The Immensity, executed in 1869 by Gustave Courbet currently conserved at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Degas

* '' Il Balletto di Robert le Diable'', eseguito da

nel

attualmente conservato presso il Metropolitan Museum of Art. * '' Il Balletto dell'Opera di Parigi'', eseguito da

nel

1877 Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed ''Empress of India'' by the ''Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great Sio ...

attualmente conservato presso il

Renoir

* '' Prima del bagno'', eseguito nel

attualmente conservato presso il Barnes Foundation.

Barye

* '' Gruppo di bisonti'', eseguito nel

1810 Events January–March * January 1 – Major-General Lachlan Macquarie officially becomes Governor of New South Wales. * January 4 – Australian seal hunter Frederick Hasselborough discovers Campbell Island, in the Subantarctic. * Janua ...

da Antoine-Louis Barye attualmente conservato presso il Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sisley

* '' Il lavatoio di Bougival'', eseguito nel

da Alfred Sisley attualmente conservato presso una collezione privata.

Gallery

File:Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen - Jacob Pijnssen - 0020 - Rijksmuseum Twenthe.jpg, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, Jacob Pijnssen, 1514 File:Ritratto di un uomo barbuto in busto Flinck 1638.jpg, Govert Flinck, Ritratto di un uomo barbuto in busto,

1638 Events January–March * January 4 – **A naval battle takes place in the Indian Ocean off of the coast of Goa at South India as a Netherlands fleet commanded by Admiral Adam Westerwolt decimates the Portuguese fleet. **A fleet of 80 ...

File:Ritratto di una donna nelle vesti di Diana Werff 1686.jpg, Adriaen van der Werff, Ritratto di una donna nelle vesti di Diana,

1686 Events January–March * January 3 – In Madras (now Chennai) in India, local residents employed by the East India Company threaten to boycott their jobs after corporate administrator William Gyfford imposes a house tax on res ...

File:Cristo sul mare di Galilea, Delacroix, 1853.jpg, Eugène Delacroix, Cristo sul mare di Galilea,

1853 Events January–March * January 6 – Florida Governor Thomas Brown signs legislation that provides public support for the new East Florida Seminary, leading to the establishment of the University of Florida. * January 8 – Taiping Reb ...

File:Saada, the Wife of Abraham Ben-Chimol, and Préciada, One of Their Daughters MET DP837212.jpg, Eugène Delacroix, Saada, la moglie Abraham Ben-Chimol, e Préciada, una delle loro figlie,

1832 Events January–March * January 6 – Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison founds the New-England Anti-Slavery Society. * January 13 – The Christmas Rebellion of slaves is brought to an end in Jamaica, after the island's white plan ...

File:Dedham Lock, 1820 Constable.jpg,

, Dedham Lock,

File:Eva Gonzales - La Plante favorite.jpg, Eva Gonzalès, La pianta fiorita,

File:Eva Gonzalès - La Servante.jpg, Eva Gonzalès, La servitrice,

1864 Events January–March * January 13 – American songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna", "Old Folks at Home") dies aged 37 in New York City, leaving a scrap of paper reading "Dear friends and gentle hearts". His parlor song " ...

File:Édouard Manet - Young Lady in 1866 - Google Art Project.jpg, Édouard Manet, Donna con pappagallo,

File:Edouard Manet 084.jpg, Édouard Manet, Ragazzo che soffia bolle di sapone,

File:Édouard Manet - The Croquet Game.jpg, Édouard Manet, The Croquet Game,

File:Édouard Manet - Hirondelles.jpg, Édouard Manet, Swallows,

File:Edouard Manet - Irma Brunner - Google Art Project.jpg, Édouard Manet, La Viennese,

File:Édouard Manet, The Escape of Rochefort.JPG, Édouard Manet, ''The Escape of Rochefort (1880-81)'' Museo d'Orsay di Parigi File:Édouard Manet - Portrait de Mademoiselle Hecht de face.jpg, Suzanne Hecht Pontremoli,

eseguito da Édouard Manet, Museo d'Orsay File:Édouard Manet - Portrait de Mademoiselle Hecht en chapeau.jpg, Suzanne Hecht Pontremoli

eseguito da Édouard Manet, Museo d'Orsay File:Masked Ball at the Opera (1873) Edouard Manet (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.).jpg, Édouard Manet, Ballo in maschera all'Opera,

File:Claude Monet - Vue d'un port.jpg, Claude Monet, Vista di un porto,

File:Monet - boats-in-the-pool-of-london-1871.jpg, Claude Monet, Barche nel porto di Londra,

File:Argenteuil A14692.jpg, Claude Monet, Il lungo mare d'Argenteuil,

File:Claude Monet, 1867, Regatta at Sainte-Adresse, Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg, Claude Monet, Regata a Sainte-Adresse, 1867 File:Corot - Le soir au Lac d'Albano, R1116, 1850-55.jpg, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, La sera al lago d'Albano,

File:Corot - LE MATIN SOUS LES ARBRES, R846.jpg, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Mattina sotto gli alberi,

File:Jean Baptiste Camille Corot - Souvenir of the Environs of Lake Nemi - 1979.1280 - Art Institute of Chicago.jpg, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Souvenir of the Environs of Lake Nemi,

File:L'odalisque Sicilienne Corot, Hecht Collection.jpg, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, L'odalisque Sicilienne Corot,

File:L'Immensité by Courbet 69 Victoria & Albert.png, Gustave Courbet, L'immensità,

1869 Events January–March * January 3 – Abdur Rahman Khan is defeated at Tinah Khan, and exiled from Afghanistan. * January 5 – Scotland's oldest professional football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded. * January 20 – E ...

File:Il Balletto di Robert le Diable 1871, Degas, MET, Hehct.jpg,

,Il Balletto di Robert le Diable,

File:Edgar Degas - Ballet at the Paris Opéra - Google Art Project.jpg,

,Il balletto dell'Opera di Parigi,

File:Pierre Auguste Renoir Buste de femme.jpg,

, Prima del bagno,

File:Group of Bison MET DP805155.jpg, Antoine-Louis Barye, Gruppo di bisonti,

File:Ll lavatoio di Bougival, Alfred Sisley.jpg, Alfred Sisley, Il Lavatoio di Bougival,

File:Claude Monet - The Coalmen - Google Art Project.jpg, Claude Monet, Les déchargeurs de charbon,

References

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* Masterpieces of French Painting from the Bührle Collection, 1961. 1842 births 1889 deaths Jewish art collectors Deaths in Paris 20th-century French people French art collectors French merchants French bankers