Galerie Georges Petit

This Parisian art gallery was founded in 1846 by Francis Petit. Until 1880 the gallery only sold paintings, but after that year graphic works were also made available. In 1877, Georges Petit took over the gallery 7 when his father died. Georges Petit enjoyed the reputation of being a “formidable salesman,” and most important Paris auctions (such as those of the Chocquet collection in 1899 and later of the Degas estate) were held on his premises because the Hôtel Drouot accomodations were insufficient. Georges Petit died in 1920, and the Gallery was acquired by Etienne Bignou, and Gaston and Josse Bernheim-Jeune. The Gallery was directed by George Keller from 1929 until 1933, when it closed and its assets sold at auction.

For more information, please see: https://archive.ph/20120805070520/http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/pbio#selection-125.0-133.394. Accessed 1 June 2021.