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Alfred Scharf (Q23301730)

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Italian renaissance art scholar, art dealer Courtauld Institute scholar (1900-1965)
  • Dr Alfred Scharf
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    Alfred Scharf
    Italian renaissance art scholar, art dealer Courtauld Institute scholar (1900-1965)
    • Dr Alfred Scharf

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    25 November 1900Gregorian
    25 December 1965
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    Although a Senior Air Raid Warden, Roland had free time in which to visit the salerooms, and one day in 1942 he and Delbanco spotted an Entombment attributed to Isenbrandt, but which they believed to be much earlier and by a considerably more distinguished artist, Robert Campin (The Master of Flemalle). They formed a consortium of refugee German dealers - Arthur Kauffmann, Franz Drey and Alfred Scharf (jokingly called the Fondaco die Tedeschi) - and bought the painting for pounds 5,888. After the National Gallery had refused to buy it, Count Seilern bought it for pounds 16,000 and today it has an honoured place in the Courtauld Galleries. (English)

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