Albert Hecht
Albert Hecht was a French banker, dealer and art collector, considered one of the leading Impressionist collectors of the time.
Early life
Hecht was born in Brussels to Maurice Hecht, also an art collector, and his wife, Jeanne Kohn. Hecht had two brothers Myrtil and Henri. He and Henri built a private collection of hundreds of artworks, mainly Impressionist.Hecht was friends with Édouard Manet, who art he also collected. He also befriended Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Hecht died at the age of 47 in Paris. He bequeathed his large private collection to his daughter Suzanne Hecht Pontremoli. The latter had married the well-known French architect Emmanuel Pontremoli.
Collection Hecht
The collection contains paintings purchased by brothers Albert and Henri Hecht.Van Oostsanen
Jacob Pijnssen, executed in 1514 by Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen currently preserved at the Rijksmuseum Twenthe.Flinck
Ritratto di un uomo barbuto in busto, executed in 1638 by Govert Flinck currently held in a private collection.Van der Werff
Ritratto di una donna nelle vesti di Diana, executed in 1686 by Adriaen van der Werff currently held in a private collection.Fragonard
The Procuress, executed in 1770 by Jean-Honoré Fragonard currently preserved at the Fondazione Jan Krugier.Susannah e gli anziani, executed in 1776 by Jean-Honoré Fragonard currently held in a private collection.Delacroix
Cristo sul mare di Galilea, executed in 1852 by Eugène Delacroix currently housed in the Emil Bührle Collection.Saada, la moglie Abraham Ben-Chimol, e Préciada, una delle loro figlie, performed in 1832 by Eugène Delacroix currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Dedham Lock , 1820 by John Constable.Daumier
Lettura, 1860 by Honoré Daumier currently in a private collection in New York City.Gonzales
La pianta fiorita, 1872 da Eva Gonzalès currently in a private collection.La servitrice, 1865 by Eva Gonzalès currently in a private collection.Donna con pappagallo, 1866 by Édouard Manet currently at Metropolitan Museum of Art.Ragazzo che soffia bolle di sapone, 1867 by Édouard Manet currently at Museu Calouste-Gulbenkian.The Croquet Game, 1873 by Édouard Manet currently at Städel Museum.The Swallows, 1873 by Édouard Manet currently in the Bührle Collection at the Kunsthaus Zürich.La viennese, 1881 da Édouard Manet at Museo d'Orsay.Fuga di Rochefort, 1881 da Édouard Manet at Museo d'Orsay.Ritratto di Suzanne Hecht, by Édouard Manet nel 1882 at Museo d'Orsay.Ballo in maschera all'Opera, eseguito da Édouard Manet nel 1873 attualmente conservato presso il National Gallery of Art.Monet
Vista di un porto, eseguito da Claude Monet nel 1871 attualmente conservato presso una collezione privata.Barche nel porto di Londra, eseguito da Claude Monet nel 1871 attualmente conservato presso una collezione privata.Les déchargeurs de charbon,by Claude Monet 1875Il lungo mare d'Argenteuil, 1882 by Claude Monet at National Gallery of Art.Regata a Sainte-Adresse, l 1867 by Claude Monet at Metropolitan Museum of ArtCorot
La sera al lago d'Albano, Jean-Baptiste Camille CorotCourbet
L'uomo Ferito, eseguito nel 1844 da Gustave Courbet.Madame Auguste Cuoq,1852, by Gustave Courbet, currently in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Le Rut du printemps. Combat de cerfs,1861, by Gustave Courbet, currently in the Musée d'Orsay.- Gustave Courbet, The Spring Carriageway. The Struggle of the Stags, 1861Rocky Edges of la Loue, executed in 1864 by Gustave Courbet, now in a private collection.The Waterfall, executed in 1874 by Gustave Courbet, currently held in a private collection.
- The Source of the Lison, executed in 1864 by Gustave Courbet, currently in the Berlin State Museums.
- The Wave, executed in 1865 by Gustave Courbet currently housed in the Walters Art Museum.
- The Immensity, executed in 1869 by Gustave Courbet currently conserved at the Victoria and Albert Museum.