Albert Figdor

Albert Figdor (16 May 1843 – 22 February 1927) was an Austrian banker and art collector.

Life

Figdon was born on 16 May 1843 in Baden. Son of the Jewish Viennese merchant and banker Ferdinand Figdor (1805–1876), Albert Figdor studied law, earned a doctorate, and entered his family's banking business, participating, among other ventures, in the financing of the Gotthard Railway. The violinist Joseph Joachim was his cousin. He died on 22 February 1927 in Vienna.

Art collection

Figdor collected a wide range of artworks, with a particular focus on decorative arts. His collection was regarded as one of the most significant private art collections in Europe. He was a member of the supervisory board of the MAK from 1893 to 1898.[1][2] A planned donation to the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, which opened in 1891, did not materialize.[3] Figdor bequeathed his collections to Heidelberg; however, export restrictions prevented their removal.[4] Auctions in Vienna and Berlin in 1930,[5][6][7] necessitated by these export prohibitions, resulted in only a small portion of the collection entering Viennese museums.[8][9][10]

Legacy

Art from the Figdor collection can be found in museums around the world, including the Nelson-Atkins Museum,[11] the Art Institute of Chicago,[12] the Carnegie Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[13][14][15][16]

Literature

  • Die Sammlung Dr. A. Figdor, Auktionskatalog, 5 Bände, Vienna/Berlin 1930 (online UB Heidelberg)
  • "Figdor Albert". In: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Vol. 1, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1957, p. 313.
  • Gustav Otruba (1961). "Figdor, Albert". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 5. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 143–144. (full text online).
  • Dr. Albert Figdor und seine Sammlung von Gustav Glück. Zeitschrift für bildende Kunst, 1928, Jahrgang 61 Digizeitschriften e. V.
  • Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek, Daniela Schmid: Judaica in der Sammlung Albert Figdor. In: Dies.: "Eine Krone mit verschiedenen Verzierungen samt Glöckl und Steinen". Judaica-Sammlungen in Österreich. Böhlau, Vienna 2024, ISBN 978-3-205-22105-0, pp. 25–38.

References

  1. ^ "Figdor Collection". neumeister.com. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
  2. ^ "The Albert Figdor collection". MAK Collection Online. Retrieved 2025-11-15. Albert Figdor (1843–1927) was among Europe's most important art collectors during his lifetime. He invested his entire fortune in works of art and became one of Vienna's leading patrons of art and culture.
  3. ^ "Albert Figdor Collection: Sweets for the ladies. Cigars for the gentlemen". veryimportantlot.com. Archived from the original on 2025-09-16. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
  4. ^ "The Foreign Strawman: Albert Figdor and the Role of Social Networks in Art Smuggling". brill.com. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
  5. ^ Friedländer, Max J.; Falke, Otto von; Berlin, Verlag Paul Cassirer; Wien, Artaria und Compagnie; Wien, Auktionshaus für Altertümer Glückselig (1930). "Handkatalog für die Berliner Versteigerung: [Versteigerung im Hotel Esplanade, Berlin, 29. und 30. September 1930]" (in German). doi:10.11588/DIGLIT.8359. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Friedländer, Max J.; Falke, Otto von; Berlin, Verlag Paul Cassirer; Wien, Artaria und Compagnie; Wien, Auktionshaus für Altertümer Glückselig (1930). "Bildteppiche, Samt- und Seidenstoffe, Stickereien, Spitzen, Knüpfteppiche, Blei und Zinn, Goldschmiedearbeiten, kirchliches und weltliches Silbergerät" (in German). doi:10.11588/DIGLIT.3281. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ Friedländer, Max J.; Falke, Otto von; Berlin, Verlag Paul Cassirer; Wien, Artaria und Compagnie; Wien, Auktionshaus für Altertümer Glückselig (1930). "Die Sammlung Dr. Albert Figdor, Wien". Die Sammlung Dr. Albert Figdor, Wien (in German). doi:10.11588/DIGLIT.3280.
  8. ^ "Die Sammlung Dr. Albert Figdor, T. 1, Auktion 1930". Proveana. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  9. ^ Landau, Dora (1930). "Die zweite Auktion der Sammlung Figdor". Der Kunstwanderer (in German). 11/12: 425–430. ISSN 2365-6816.
  10. ^ "Kunst und Künstler: illustrierte Monatsschrift für bildende Kunst und Kunstgewerbe (28.1930)". digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  11. ^ "The Pantheon, Rome". art.nelson-atkins.org. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  12. ^ Flemish (1510–1530), Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; Isabelle of Bourbon (?), retrieved 2025-11-14
  13. ^ "Painted Box for Game Pieces - German". metmuseum.org. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  14. ^ "Two Scenes from "Der Busant" (The Buzzard) - Upper Rhenish". metmuseum.org. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  15. ^ "Crib of the Infant Jesus - South Netherlandish". metmuseum.org. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  16. ^ "Attributed to the Workshop of Sebastian Lindenast the Elder - Covered Beaker - German". metmuseum.org. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
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