Jack 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.

Biography Early life Jack Mervyn Frank Baer was born on 29 August 1924. His father Frank Baer was a business executive for the British Metal Corporation; he was a German Jew who had immigrated to England as a young adult.

Other roles From 1977 to 1980, Baer was chairman of the Society of London Art Dealers. Baer was a member of the Museums and Galleries Commission, where he worked as chairman of the acceptance in lieu panel; during his tenure, Baer is estimated to have saved £150 million of art for the nation.

Baer was knighted in 1997.

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. He died on 4 May 2016, and she survived him, as did his daughter, and two stepdaughters.