Leo Schidlof

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Leo R. Schidlof (* 1886 ; † October 17, 1966 in London ) was an Austrian art dealer , art expert and collector.

In the 1920s, Schidlof ran Leo Schidlof's art auction house (also known as the Leo Schidlof Art Auction Salon ) in Vienna and Paris (verified from 1919 to 1928). He was particularly interested in miniature painting . He became a leading expert in this field and presented a four-volume lexicon of European miniature painters from the 16th to 19th centuries. From 1946 he lived in London.

Publications

  • The portrait miniature in France in the XVII., XVIII. and XIX. Century. As an appendix: General encyclopedia of miniaturists from all countries. Beyer, Vienna 1911.
  • Catalog of the international miniature exhibition in the Albertina. Vienna, May – June 1924. Vienna 1924.
  • Chefs-d'oeuvre de la miniature et de la gouache. Genève, Musée d'art et d'histoire, 23.6.-15.8.1956. Geneva 1956
  • The miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. 4 volumes. Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, Graz 1964 (English edition) = La miniature en Europe aux 16e, 17e, 18e et 19e siècles. 4 volumes. Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt, Graz 1964 (French edition).

literature

  • Walter Koschatzky : Fascination Art. Memories of an Art Historian. Böhlau, Vienna 2001, pp. 211ff.
personal data
SURNAME Schidlof, Leo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schidlof, Leo R.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian art dealer, art expert and collector
DATE OF BIRTH 1886
DATE OF DEATH 17th October 1966
Place of death London