Toni Aktuaryus Explained

Toni Aktuaryus (born 1893 in Paris; died March 1946 in Zürich) was a French art dealer.

Early life

Aktuaryus was a son of the art dealer and gallery owner J. F. Aktuaryus (Kunstsalon Aktuaryus), who was active in Wiesbaden at least since 1905.[1]

Art dealing and gallery owner

In 1924 he founded the Aktuaryus Gallery in Zurich,.[2] which offered many artists an exhibition opportunity in its rooms during the Second World War. Aktuaryus was advised, among others, by the art historian Gotthard Jedlicka, who, for example, also wrote articles for the gallery's monthly magazine "Galerie und Sammler" (Gallery and Collector), which was published from 1932/33. An important Aktuaryus client was arms manufacturer and art collector, Emil Georg Bührle.[3] [4] Starting in 1936, Bührle purchased paintings by Corot, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley and Cézanne from him.[5] [6] [7] In 1938 Bührle purchased "Porte Saint-Martin, Paris"[8] and in 1943 Bührle purchased "La Butte Pinson" by Maurice Utrillo from him.[9] The lack of provenance has been a subject of controversy.[10] [11]

Aktuaryus was buried at the Binz cemetery on April 1, 1946.

Restitution claims for Nazi-looted art and forced sales

After World War II, some of the artworks that Aktuaryus had sold were the object of restitution claims by Jewish families that had been persecuted and expropriated under the Nazis.[12] Matisse's Odalisque with Tambourine (Harmony in Blue), which Aktuarys had sold on December 18, 1942, for CHF 14,000 to Emil Bührle, Zurich was restituted on June 3, 1948, to Paul Rosenberg.[13] Research is ongoing concerning the provenances of artworks from the collection of Alfred and Tekla Hess.[14]

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References

  1. Web site: Collection Online Berlinische Galerie Ihr Museum für moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin. 2022-02-03. sammlung-online.berlinischegalerie.de. Der Sohn von J. F. Aktuaryus, Toni Aktuaryus, führte die familiäre Tradition weiter und gründete 1924 die -> GALERIE AKTUARYUS in Zürich..
  2. Web site: Collection Online Berlinische Galerie Ihr Museum für moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin. 2022-02-03. sammlung-online.berlinischegalerie.de. Der Sohn von J. F. Aktuaryus, Toni Aktuaryus, führte die familiäre Tradition weiter und gründete 1924 die -> GALERIE AKTUARYUS in Zürich..
  3. Web site: Konkurseröffnung für die Galerie von Toni Aktuaryus. Schweizerisches Handelsamtsblatt. 64. Jg., Nr. 152. July 9, 2020. July 3, 1946. 2001.
  4. Web site: One of the great modern art collections • 1936–1959 · Foundation E.G. Bührle Collection. January 14, 2022. www.buehrle.ch.
  5. News: Altlasten im Neubau. de. Tages-Anzeiger. December 20, 2021. 1422-9994.
  6. Book: Anton, Michael. Illegaler Kulturgüterverkehr. 2010. Walter de Gruyter. 978-3-89949-722-9. de.
  7. Book: Buomberger, Thomas. Schwarzbuch Bührle: Raubkunst für das Kunsthaus Zürich?. February 9, 2016. Rotpunktverlag. 978-3-85869-676-2. de.
  8. Web site: Porte Saint-Martin, Paris · Maurice Utrillo · Stiftung Sammlung E.G. Bührle . 2023-11-06 . www.buehrle.ch.
  9. Kunsthandel: Mehr Licht in die Dunkelkammern von Museen. February 1, 2022. Beobachter. September 2015 . de-CH . Buomberger . Thomas .
  10. Web site: Altlasten im Neubau - Contamination in the new building . 2023-11-06 . www.lootedart.com.
  11. Web site: 2015-08-21 . Altlasten im Neubau . 2023-11-06 . Tages-Anzeiger . de.
  12. News: Altlasten im Neubau. de. Tages-Anzeiger. February 1, 2022. 1422-9994.
  13. Web site: About the Collection. December 20, 2021. Norton Simon Museum. en-US.
  14. Web site: Galerie Aktuaryus Proveana . 2023-11-06 . www.proveana.de.

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