Albert Hecht (Brussels, 2 July 1842 - Paris, 21 August 1889) was a French banker, dealer and art collector, considered one of the leading Impressionist collectors of the time.[1][2][3]
Early life
Hecht was born in Brussels to Maurice Hecht (born in Bad Dürkheim in 1814 and died in Paris in 1891), 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 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.[5]
Collection Hecht
The collection contains paintings purchased by brothers Albert and Henri Hecht.[6]
Van Oostsanen
Jacob Pijnssen, executed in 1514 by Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen currently preserved at the Rijksmuseum Twenthe.[7]
Flinck
Ritratto di un uomo barbuto in busto, executed in 1638 by Govert Flinck currently held in a private collection.[8]
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.[9]
Fragonard
The Procuress, executed in 1770 by Jean-Honoré Fragonard currently preserved at the Fondazione Jan Krugier.[10]
Susannah e gli anziani, executed in 1776 by Jean-Honoré Fragonard currently held in a private collection.[11]
Delacroix
Cristo sul mare di Galilea, executed in 1852 by Eugène Delacroix currently housed in the Emil Bührle Collection.[12]
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.[13]