Samuel Courtauld

Japanese: コートールド（英語表記）Samuel Courtauld

1876‐1947
British businessman and patron of the arts. Born into a family that had been involved in the silk weaving business in Essex for generations, during his generation the business expanded overseas with the addition of synthetic silk thread. Influenced by his wife, who had a deep knowledge of music and art, he became a patron of the arts. In 1923 he donated funds to the Tate Gallery to purchase French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, including Van Gogh's Sunflowers. Some of these paintings, along with his personal collection, are now on display as the Courtauld Institute Galleries.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1876‐1947
イギリスの実業家で芸術の保護者。代々エセックスで絹織物業を営む家系に生まれる。彼の代には新たに人造絹糸を扱って営業は海外にまで発展した。音楽と美術に造詣の深かった妻の影響で，美術の保護者となる。1923年テート･ギャラリーにゴッホの《ひまわり》などを含むフランス印象派，後期印象派の絵画を購入する資金を寄付。その中の何点かと彼個人の収集品は，現在コートールド･インスティチュート･ギャラリーズとして公開されている。

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