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Georges Petit (París, Isla de Francia, Francia, 11 de marzo de 1856-12 de mayo de 1920) fue un comerciante de arte francés. Figura clave en el mundo de arte, contemporáneo de Paul-Durand Ruel, Beugniet Louis Adolphe Goupil.
Georges Petit (11 March 1856 – 12 May 1920) was a French art dealer, a key figure in the Paris art world and an important promoter and cultivator of Impressionist artists. Early career. Petit was the son of François Petit, who founded the firm of art dealers at 7, rue Saint-Georges (Paris) in 1846.
Georges Petit, né à Paris le 11 mars 1856 où il est mort le 12 mai 1920 1, est un galeriste et marchand d'art français actif à Paris de 1881 à sa mort, en 1920, date à laquelle sa galerie est reprise par Bernheim-Jeune .
Active Paris, 1846–1933. Based in Paris, Galerie Georges Petit was the leading gallery for French Impressionism and later an important venue for retrospectives of Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, among other artists.
Georges Petit took over the gallery in 1877 when his father died, and he became the most important and active rival of the dealer Durand-Ruel. As owner of a spacious and luxurious gallery at 8, rue de Sèze in the heart of Paris (between the Madeleine and the Opéra), he evinced an interest in the Impressionists at the end of their "lean years," once their works began to find a market.
Biography. Fine art dealer and auctioneer (handled studio sale of Edgar Degas) and print publisher; declared plates to the Printsellers' Association, London. son of art dealer François Petit. Early buyer of Impressionists. The gallery continued after his death but closed in 1933.
Georges Petit (1856 - 1920) Naissance. 1856, Paris, Paris (75), France. Décès. 1920, Paris, Paris (75), France. Sexe. Homme. Commentaire. Georges Petit est un galeriste et marchand d'art français.
