About Otto Gerson
Lived 1902 – 1962 (aged 59–60). Otto Gerson was an art dealer.
Otto Gerson was a German-born American art dealer (1902-1962).
In 1939, Gerson married Ilse Goehler and together they owned three art galleries, the Gerson Gallery (also called the Otto Gerson Gallery), Marlborough-Gerson Gallery and Fine Arts Associates.
Gerson held numerous exhibitions and printed many art catalogues. Art dealer Jane Wade worked for Otto Gerson and played an important role in the success of the gallery.
Artworks sold by Gerson are in many museums, including the Detroit Institute of Art, the Kimbell Art Museum, the Norton Simon Museum, the MoMa, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the National Gallery of Art and many others.
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Who was Otto Gerson?
German-American art dealer and owner of several art galleries
When was Otto Gerson born?
Otto Gerson was born in 1902.
When did Otto Gerson die?
Otto Gerson died in 1962.
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Otto Gerson was an art dealer.
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