José Weissberger, art dealer and collector. The seizure and deposit of his collection in the National Museum of Decorative Arts

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Javier Pérez Flecha

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The main purpose of this paper is to presents some biographical information about the art collector and dealer of decorative arts and antiques, José Weissberger, whose collection, formed in Madrid in the first years of the last century, is preserved today in the National Museum of Decorative Arts. We also try to set out in the article, by some unpublished archive documents, the confiscation process of his collected art works coming from his house and garage in Madrid and its later deposit in the Museum, where nowadays they are part of the permanent collection of the institution.

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Pérez Flecha, J. (2016). José Weissberger, art dealer and collector. The seizure and deposit of his collection in the National Museum of Decorative Arts. Además De. Revista on Line De Artes Decorativas Y diseño, (2), 139-154. https://doi.org/10.46255/add.2016.2.51
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