Herman Daled Explained

Herman Daled
Birth Name:	Herman J. Daled
Birth Date:	12 June 1930
Birth Place:	Bruges, Belgium
Death Place:	Ixelles, Belgium
Nationality:	Belgian
Occupation:	Art Collector Radiologist

Herman J. Daled (12 June 1930 – 8 November 2020) was a Belgian art collector and radiologist.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Located in Brussels, he specialized in the field of conceptual art. He notably helped to promote the artistic career of Daniel Buren and various other artists through the collection of their works.

In particular, Daled collected art with his wife, Nicole Daled-Verstraeten, in the 1960s.^[3] Their collections included works by Jacques Charlier,^[4] Richard Long,^[5] Marcel Broodthaers, Niele Toroni, On Kawara, Dan Graham, James Lee Byars, Sol LeWitt, and Vito Acconci.^[6] In 2011, he sold part of his collection to the Museum of Modern Art.^[7]

Daled has several books published, including Rebondissements and Contrat de première cession d’œuvre.^[8] He also worked as a radiologist in the field of oncology. He was influenced by Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner Albert Claude to enter the field of art.^[9]

Herman Daled died in Ixelles on 8 November 2020 at the age of 90.^[10]

Works

• L'Imagerie du contenu pelvien (1988). ^[11]
• Wiels ! (2003). Brussels: Centrum voor Hedendaagse Kunst 2003. ^[12]
• A bit of matter and a little bit more the Collection and the Archives of Herman and Nicole Daled 1966 - 1978 (2010). Cologne: König. ^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Herman Daled, Conceptual Art Collector Whose Holdings Were Acquired by MoMA, Has Died. 9 November 2020. ARTnews.
2. Web site: Herman J. Daled. inmemorarium.be. French.
3. Book: Richard, Sophie. 2009. Unconcealed, the International Network of Conceptual Artists 1967-77 : Dealers, Exhibitions and Public Collections. London. Ridinghouse. 978-1-905464-17-3.
4. Web site: Jacques Charlier. Nadja Vilenne. French.
5. Web site: Richard Long — Dartmoor Walks 1972. Tate.
6. Web site: Herman Daled: pourquoi j'ai vendu au MoMA. 16 June 2011. La Libre. French.
7. Web site: Herman and Nicole Daled Papers. Museum of Modern Art.
8. Web site: Contrat de première cession d'œuvre (Siegelaub et Projansky). 1996. Droit et internet. French.
9. Book: Askenasi, Robert. 2015. Médecins méconnus, Hommes célèbres : Médecine au quotidien. French. Cork. Primento Digital Publishing. 978-2806627681.
10. Web site: Herman Daled, immense figure de l'art contemporain, nous a quittés. 9 November 2020. La Libre. French.
11. Book: L'Imagerie du contenu pelvien. World Cat. 19002910. 17 November 2020.
12. Book: Wiels!. World Cat. 901171117. 17 November 2020.
13. Book: A bit of matter and a little bit more the Collection and the Archives of Herman and Nicole Daled 1966 - 1978 . World Cat. 845800786 . 17 November 2020.