Geoffrey Agnew
Sir Geoffrey William Gerald Agnew was an English art dealer, the chairman of the family firm of art dealers, Thomas Agnew & Sons, and the "dean of London art dealers".
Early life
Geoffrey Agnew was born on 11 July 1908, the son of Charles Gerald Agnew and his wife, Olive Mary Agnew, and the grandson of Charles Morland Agnew. He was educated at Eton, followed by Trinity College, Cambridge.Career
He joined Agnew's in 1931, rising to managing director in 1937.He was a fellow of Eton College, a former chairman of the Society of London Art Dealers, president since 1981 of the Artists' General Benevolent Institution and chairman of the Friends of the Courtauld Institute since 1970. He was the author of Agnew's 1817-1967, an informal history published in the firm's 175th anniversary year.