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Galerie Zak was founded in Paris in 1928 ^[1] and specialised in modern European and South American art until its closure in the late 1960s. ^[2] It is notable for hosting the first solo exhibition by Vassily Kandinsky in Paris, as well as exhibiting works by Marc Chagall, Amedeo Modigliani and Jules Pascin. ^[3]

The gallery was established by Jadwiga Zak (née Kon, 1885-1943) in 1928. Known to all as Madame Zak, her husband the Russian/Polish painter Eugeniusz Zak (also known as Eugène Zak) had died prematurely in 1926. The gallery established by Jadwiga at 16, rue de l'Abbaye in Saint-Germain-des-Prés on Paris' left bank, became an important venue for Polish and Latin American Art. It sponsored the first exhibition by members of the Paris Committee, known as the Kapists. During WWII, both Madame Zak and her son were taken to Auschwitz, where they died in 1944. Although French collaborators liquidated the contents of the gallery in 1941, the art dealer Wladimir Raykis (or Vladimir Reikiss), executor of Jadwiga's will, reopened its doors in 1946. ^[4]

Partial list of Artists

External Links

Brus-Malinowska, Barbara. Eugeniusz Zak 1884-1926 [1]

^ "Zak, Galerie". The Met Museum.
^ Richardson, John. A Life of Picasso: The triumphant years, 1917-1932. p. 405-407.
^ Dacosta Kaufmann, Thomas. "Mapping The Galleries". Circulations in the Global History of Art.
^ "Transatlantic Encounters". George Mason University, Roy Rosenzweig Centre.

[1] "Zak, Galerie". The Met Museum.

[2] Richardson, John. A Life of Picasso: The triumphant years, 1917-1932. p. 405-407.

[3] Dacosta Kaufmann, Thomas. "Mapping The Galleries". Circulations in the Global History of Art.

[4] "Transatlantic Encounters". George Mason University, Roy Rosenzweig Centre.

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