John Gellatly
John Gellatly | |
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| Born | 1853 |
| Died | 1931 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, art collector and patron |
| Spouse | Edith Rogers |
John Gellatly (1853–1931) was an American businessman, art collector and patron. He acquired paintings by American artists James Abbott McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, Abbott Handerson Thayer, Childe Hassam, and John Henry Twachtman,[1] as well as Europeans like Peter Paul Rubens and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes.[2] He donated his art collection to the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 1929,[2] for an estimated $5,000,000.[3] He died in poverty.[3][4]
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[edit]- ^ "Gellatly, John, 1853-1931". The Frick Collection. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b "The Gellatly Collection". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b "GAVE $5,000,000 ART TO NATI0N, DIES POOR; John Gellatly, Who Kept Only an Annuity, Will Be Buried in Congressional Cemetery. WIFE SEEKS TO VOID GIFT Said Her Husband Wanted "to Pose as a Philanthropist"--Many Fine Works in His Collection. Suit Revealed His Straits. Choice Paintings in Collection". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "John Gellatly". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
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