Curt Valentin [SEP] place of birth
Curt Valentin
Curt Valentin (5 October 1902, Hamburg, Germany – 19 August 1954, Forte dei Marmi, Italy) was a German-Jewish art dealer known for handling modern art, particularly sculpture, and works classified as "degenerate" by the Nazi regime in pre-war Germany.
After 1927 Curt Valentin worked for Alfred Flechtheim in Berlin. In 1934, he worked at Gallery, Hamburg. In 1937, he emigrated to America, and opened a modern art gallery, Bucholz gallery, in New York
"Curt Valentin", "MOMA"
- "Marino Marini and Curt Valentin: The Rise of the Italian Sculptor in America."
- "Artnews : MOMA's problematic provenances"
- "Bridges from the Reich: The Importance of Émigré Art Dealers as Reflected in the Case Studies of Curt Valentin and Otto Kallir– Nirenstein"