The violinist by Chagall
The Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam is exhibiting selected works from the collections of three art collectors who collected the work of artists who were then unknown but later became world-famous: Mondrian, Chagall, Breitner, Isaac Israels, and many others.
The time period was 1885 to 1940; a time when most collectors played it safe and invested in artists with established reputations. Three Jewish patrons of the arts, Andries Van Wezel (1856-1921), William Wolff Beffie (1880-1950), and Salomon Slijper (1884-1971) had the guts and the vision to offer their support to relative unknowns. The three men were more than just art lovers; they befriended and encouraged many artists and provided some with vital financial support, often by purchasing their work.
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