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Galka Scheyer

German-American painter, art collector, art dealer, teacher (1889-1945)
Person human Q118220

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[17]
Date of birth
April 15, 1889
Date of death
December 13, 1945
Place of birth
Brunswick
Place of death
Hollywood
Country of citizenship
Germany[10]
Occupation
painter, art dealer, art collector, merchant, patron of the arts, teacher[11]
Field of work
visual arts, art commerce, collecting, painting, modernism[12][13][14][15][16]
Work location
Brussels, Los Angeles[18][19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[22]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Emmy Esther Scheyer en Emmy Scheyer en Galka en Galka E. Scheyer en Galka Scheyer en Emilie Ester Scheyer en Emmy Esther Scheijer cs Emilie Ester Scheyer cs Emilie Esther Scheyer cs Emmy Galka Scheyer cs Renée de Emilie Esther Scheyer ja ガルカ・シャイアー nl Emmy Esther Scheijer nl Emmy Esther Scheyer nl Galka nl Galka E. Scheyer
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000061208818
VIAF cluster ID
51978697
Library of Congress authority ID
nr98017404
GND ID
124333249
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Alexej von Jawlensky Galka Scheyer.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
162998
Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America ID
498
Artists of the World ID
41af7f6b-d200-4ccf-99ba-accf9695522f
Artnet artist ID
emmy-esther-galka-scheyer
AskArt person ID
11128864, 11390423
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15067772k
DDB person (GND) ID
124333249
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DFK Paris person ID
0009953323
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124333249
Europeana entity
agent/base/46332
FAST ID
417494
Freebase ID
/m/0j27p_p
Grove Art Online ID
T076506
IdRef ID
112702252
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
124333249
Le Delarge artist ID
5632_artiste_SCHEYER_Emmy
NL CR AUT ID
jo20221168092
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007286733005171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
174419147
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043207759
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100445569
RKDartists ID
357165
SNAC ARK ID
w6c398zj
The Modern Art Index Project ID
scheyer
Union List of Artist Names ID
500349756
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/172097
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhmJ9cDdfq8x6GqWgpXVC
Yale LUX ID
person/d3d18523-85bc-41bd-952d-04a6007a35f4

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
teacher, painter, merchant, patron of the arts, art dealer, art collector
Field of work 5
painting, visual arts, modernism, collecting, art commerce
Work location 2
Los Angeles, Brussels
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Founded entities 1
Die Blaue Vier
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Brunswick
Place of death 1
Hollywood
Sex or gender 1
female
← FactGrid item ID 1
La Brosse-Montceaux
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Summary

Galka Scheyer was born on April 15, 1889[1], in Brunswick[2]. She died on December 13, 1945[3], in Hollywood[4]. She worked as a painter[5], art dealer[6], art collector[7], merchant[8], and patron of the arts[9].

FAQs

Where was Galka Scheyer born?

Galka Scheyer was born in Brunswick[2].

Where did Galka Scheyer die?

Galka Scheyer passed away in Hollywood[4].

What did Galka Scheyer do for work?

Galka Scheyer worked as a painter[5], art dealer[6], art collector[7], merchant[8], and patron of the arts[9].

Related Entities

Germany Los Angeles visual arts

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . braunschweig.de. braunschweig.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . jewishjournal.com. jewishjournal.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Field of work → visual arts, art commerce, collecting +2
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