Benjamin Altman



















Benjamin Altman

Benjamin Altman.jpg
Altman by Ellen Emmet Rand

Born
(1840-07-12)July 12, 1840
New York City

Died October 7, 1913(1913-10-07) (aged 73)
New York City

Nationality American

Benjamin Altman (July 12, 1840 – October 7, 1913) was a New York City department store owner and art collector who is best known today for his large art collection, which he donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Life and career


  • 2 Art collections and portraits


    • 2.1 Paintings in the bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913




  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Life and career


Benjamin Altman was born on July 12, 1840,[2] the son of Bavarian Jews who emigrated to America in 1835 and opened a small store on Attorney Street in New York City. After working in his father's dry goods store, Altman set out on his own. In 1865, Altman founded B. Altman & Co., a dry goods store located on Third Avenue and 10th Street in New York City. Over the years, the store grew in prosperity and expanded to several other locations. In 1877, a large storefront opened on Sixth Avenue. Dubbed the "Palace of Trade" for its lavish architecture, Altman's store was one of the first to display clothing for different ages in different areas.[3]


Altman used his wealth to fund various initiatives in his native city. Shortly before his death, he founded the Altman Foundation, a charity to support educational institutions in New York City.



Art collections and portraits


Benjamin Altman was an avid collector of Rembrandt paintings and Oriental porcelain, much of which he acquired through his friend, art dealer Henry J. Duveen. He was often advised in his painting purchases by Max Friedlander. The painting collection alone was notable for including the museum's first Vermeer and 20 Rembrandts, though a few have since been devoted and reattributed. Upon his death, he donated the collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The collection also contains notable portraits of Flemish and German merchants from the Renaissance.[4]



Paintings in the bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913











































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































image
title
painter
date
accession number
The Met url

Rembrandt Portrait of a man with a steel gorget.jpg


Man with a Steel Gorget
Style of Rembrandt
1648
14.40.601

MET

Young Man and Woman in an Inn ("Yonker Ramp and His Sweetheart") MET DP145899.jpg


Yonker Ramp and his sweetheart

Frans Hals
1623
14.40.602

MET

Jacob Adriaensz Backer - portrait of an old woman in an armchair 14.40.603.jpg


Old Woman in an Armchair

Jacob Adriaensz Backer
1640
14.40.603

MET

Frans Hals 001.png


The Fingernail Test

Frans Hals
Judith Leyster
1626
14.40.604

MET

Frans Hals - Shrovetide Revellers - WGA11050.jpg


Shrovetide Revellers

Frans Hals
1616
14.40.605

MET

Saint Justina of Padua.PNG


Saint Justina of Padua

Bartolomeo Montagna

14.40.606

MET

Self-Portrait MET DP145902.jpg


Self-Portrait

Gerrit Dou
1665
14.40.607

MET

Rembrandt - portrait of a boy in fanciful costume.jpg


Rembrandt's Son Titus
Style of Rembrandt
1680s
14.40.608

MET

Rembrandt - Woman cutting her nails.jpg


Old Woman Cutting Her Nails
Style of Rembrandt
1650s
14.40.609

MET

Rembrandt - Pilate Washing his Hands.jpg


Pilate Washing His Hands
Style of Rembrandt
1660s
14.40.610

MET

Vermeer young women sleeping.jpg


A Girl Asleep

Johannes Vermeer
1657
14.40.611

MET

Nicolaes Maes - Young Girl peeling Apples.jpg


Young Woman Peeling Apples

Nicolaes Maes
1655
14.40.612

MET

Pieter de hooch, interno con giovane coppia, 1662-65 ca..JPG


Interior with a Young Couple

Pieter de Hooch
1662
14.40.613

MET

Entrance to a Village MET DP146444.jpg


Entrance to a Village

Meindert Hobbema
1690s
14.40.614

MET

Portrait of a Woman, Called the Marchesa Durazzo MET ep14.40.615.R.jpg


Portrait of a Woman, Called the Marchesa Durazzo

Anthony van Dyck

14.40.615

MET

Aelbert Cuyp - Young Herdsman with Cows - WGA5829.jpg


Young Herdsmen with Cows

Aelbert Cuyp

14.40.616

MET

A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier MET DP145907.jpg


A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier

Gerard ter Borch

14.40.617

MET

Rembrant Self-Portrait, 1660.jpg


Self portrait

Rembrandt
1660
14.40.618

MET

Lucas van Uffel (died 1637) by Anthony van Dyck.jpg


Lucas van Uffel (died 1637)

Anthony van Dyck
1624s
14.40.619

MET

A Man holding Gloves, by Rembrandt van Rijn.jpg


Portrait of a man with gloves in hand

Rembrandt
1648
14.40.620

MET

61027 Portrait of a Man with a Magnifying Glass.jpg


Man with a Magnifying Glass

Rembrandt
1660s
14.40.621

MET

Portrait of a Woman with a Pink Carnation.jpg


Woman with a Pink

Rembrandt
1660s
14.40.622

MET

Jacob Isaaksz. van Ruisdael 019.jpg


Wheat Fields

Jacob van Ruisdael
1670
14.40.623

MET

Portrait of a Man ("The Auctioneer") MET DP145912.jpg


Portrait of a Man ("The Auctioneer")
Follower of Rembrandt
1658
14.40.624

MET

Rembrandt - Portrait of a woman - MET DP145913.jpg


Portrait of a Woman

Rembrandt
1633
14.40.625

MET

Memling, tommaso portinari e la moglie, metropolitan museum.jpg


Portrait of Maria Portinari

Hans Memling
1470
14.40.626–27

MET

The Crucifixion MET DT258855.jpg


The Crucifixion

Fra Angelico

14.40.628

MET

Willem Drost - Young Woman in a Pearl Necklace - MET.jpg


Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace
after Willem Drost; bequeathed as a Rembrandt in 1913
1654
14.40.629

MET

Ulrich Fugger the Younger (1490–1525) MET DP280794.jpg


Ulrich Fugger (1490–1525)

Hans Maler zu Schwaz
1525
14.40.630

MET

La cena de Emaús, by Diego Velázquez.jpg


The Supper at Emmaus

Diego Velázquez

14.40.631

MET

Virgin and Child with Angels MET DT7216.jpg


Virgin and Child with Angels

Bernard van Orley

14.40.632

MET

Albrecht Dürer - Virgin and Child with Saint Anne.jpg


Virgin and Child with Saint Anne

Albrecht Dürer
1519
14.40.633

MET

Virgin and Child with Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Barbara MET DT1465.jpg


Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine

Hans Memling
1479
14.40.634

MET

Madonna and Child with Angels MET ep14.40.635.bw.R.jpg


Madonna and Child with Angels
Workshop of Domenico Ghirlandaio
1500s
14.40.635

MET

Christ Taking Leave of His Mother MET DT7217.jpg


Christ Taking Leave of His Mother

Gerard David

14.40.636

MET

Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger - Portrait of Margaret Wyatt, Lady Lee (1540).jpg


Lady Lee (Margaret Wyatt, born about 1509)
Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger
1540s
14.40.637

MET

Federico II Gonzaga (age 10) - Francesco Francia.jpg


Federigo Gonzaga (1500–1540)

Francesco Francia
1510
14.40.638

MET

Diego Rodríguez Velázquez - Felipe IV Rey de España.jpg


Philip IV (1605–1665), King of Spain

Diego Velázquez

14.40.639

MET

Portrait of a Man MET DT2774.jpg


Portrait of a Man

Titian
1512
14.40.640

MET

Virgin-garbo-met.jpg


Madonna and Child with Saint Joseph and an Angel

Raffaellino del Garbo

14.40.641

MET

Sandro Botticelli 019.jpg


The Last Communion of Saint Jerome

Sandro Botticelli
1495
14.40.642

MET

Mantegna, madonna altman, 1495-1505.jpg


The Holy Family with Saint Mary Magdalen

Andrea Mantegna
1495
14.40.643

MET

Dieric Bouts - Portrait of a Man - WGA2971.jpg


Portrait of a Man

Dieric Bouts
1470
14.40.644

MET

Antonello da Messina 057.jpg


Portrait of a Young Man

Antonello da Messina

14.40.645

MET

Elizabeth, Lady Rich, after Hans Holbein the Younger.jpg


Lady Rich (Elizabeth Jenks, died 1558)
Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger
1540
14.40.646

MET

Workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio, 1470s Metropolitan Museum N-Y.jpg


Madonna and Child
Workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio
1470
14.40.647

MET

Memling-RetratHomeGran-Metropolitan.jpg


Portrait of an old man

Hans Memling
1475
14.40.648

MET

Cosmè Tura 026.jpg


Portrait of a Young Man

Cosimo Tura

14.40.649

MET

Filippo Archinto (born about 1500, died 1558), Archbishop of Milan MET DT5147.jpg


Portrait of Cardinal Filippo Archinto

Titian

14.40.650

MET

Rembrandt - The Toilet of Bathseba.JPG


Bathsheba at her Toilette

Rembrandt
1643
14.40.651

MET

Changing Pasture MET DT1987.jpg


Changing Pasture

Anton Mauve

14.40.810

MET

Corot - The Ferryman.jpg


The Ferryman

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
1865s
14.40.811

MET

Twilight MET ep14.40.812.bw.R.jpg


Twilight

Anton Mauve

14.40.812

MET

A Pond in Picardy MET ep14.40.813.bw.R.jpg


A Pond in Picardy

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

14.40.813

MET

A Path among the Rocks MET DT240033.jpg


A Path among the Rocks

Théodore Rousseau

14.40.814

MET

The Banks of the Oise MET ep14.40.815.bw.R.jpg


The Banks of the Oise

Charles-François Daubigny
1863
14.40.815

MET

The Return to the Fold MET ep14.40.816.bw.R.jpg


The Return to the Fold

Anton Mauve

14.40.816

MET

A Lane through the Trees MET DP332562.jpg


A Lane through the Trees

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

14.40.817

MET

A River Landscape with Storks MET EP1038.jpg


A River Landscape with Storks

Charles-François Daubigny
1864
14.40.818

MET

The Edge of the Woods MET ep14.40.819.bw.R.jpg


The Edge of the Woods

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz
1872
14.40.819

MET

There is a portrait of Altman in the New York State Museum in Albany; it was painted by the Swiss-born American artist Adolfo Müller-Ury (1862–1947) and donated to the New York Chamber of Commerce by Altman's business partner Michael Friedsam. Müller-Ury knew Altman personally as a client of art dealer Henry Duveen. He was compelled to paint from a photograph after Altman's death. He first completed a 50 x 40 (inch) portrait of Altman seated in his gallery with a Rembrandt behind him and a Chinese vase on a table beside him, but the Metropolitan Museum of Art, for whom this had been painted, chose another portrait of Altman by Ellen Emmet Rand also made from a photograph, and Müller-Ury's larger work went to the Foundation offices; it has since disappeared.[5]



References





  1. ^ Bernard Sachs (1913). Tribute to the Memory of Benjamin Altman, Delivered by Dr. B. Sachs at Temple Emanu-El, New York, Friday, October Tenth, MCMXIII..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Hall, Henry (1895). "America's Successful Men of Affairs: The city of New York". New York Tribune.


  3. ^ Abrams, Jeanne. "Benjamin Altman." In Immigrant Entrepreneurship: German-American Business Biographies, 1720 to the Present, vol. 2, edited by William J. Hausman. German Historical Institute. Last modified November 14, 2013.


  4. ^ Haskell, Francis (1970). "The Benjamin Altman Bequest". Metropolitan Museum Journal. 3. Retrieved July 11, 2016.


  5. ^ American Art News, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Oct. 10, 1914), pp. 1




External links







  • Altman Foundation


  • Works by or about Benjamin Altman at Internet Archive

  • The Records of B. Altman & Co.1876-1955 at the New York Historical Society








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