Robert E. Hecht
Robert E. Hecht ( Robert Emmanuel "Bob" Hecht, Jr .; born June 3, 1919 in Baltimore , † February 8, 2012 in Paris ) was an American art dealer who was involved in the illegal trade in antique objects .
The heir to the department store group Hecht's first studied at Haverford College until 1941 and then served as an officer in World War II. After the war, he studied Classical Archeology at the University of Zurich for a year before going on a scholarship to the American Academy in Rome in Rome (1947–1949). After running his company Hesperia in Baltimore in the 1950s , he settled in Rome and became one of the leading antique dealers. His most famous item for sale was the Euphronios Crater , which he sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Publications
- A colossal head of Polyphemus. In: Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. Vol. 24, 1956, pp. 135-145, doi : 10.2307 / 4238641 .
- Some coins of Asia Minor in Boston. In: Numismatic Chronicle. Series 7, Vol. 4, 1964, pp. 159-168, JSTOR 42662592 .
literature
- Peter Watson , Cecilia Todeschini: The Medici Conspiracy. The trade in art treasures from the looting of Italian graves and museums. Parthas-Verlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-86601-905-X .
Web links
- The Provenance Of Bob Hecht , article by Suzan Mazur in Scoop News, November 15, 2005
- Robert E. Hecht Jr., figure in antiquities case involving the Getty, is dead , obituary by Jason Felch in the Los Angeles Times , February 8, 2012
- Robert Hecht, Antiquities Dealer, Dies at 92 , obituary by Bruce Weber in the New York Times , February 9, 2012
- Robert Hecht , obituary in the Daily Telegraph , February 10, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hecht, Robert E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hecht Jr., Robert Emmanuel (full name); Pike, bob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American art dealer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 2012 |
| Place of death | Paris |