Palmer family art collection

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The Palmer family art collection is a renowned assemblage of Impressionist and other European masterpieces amassed by Chicago socialite and philanthropist Bertha Palmer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Impressionist art collection
art collection
associatedInstitution Art Institute of Chicago NERFINISHED
associatedWithFamily Palmer family NERFINISHED
associatedWithPerson Potter Palmer NERFINISHED
city Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago
collector Bertha Palmer NERFINISHED
collectorMotivation cultural philanthropy in Chicago
support of modern European art
collectorRoleOfBerthaPalmer Chicago socialite
philanthropist
containsWorksFromArtMovement French Impressionism NERFINISHED
French Post-Impressionism NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eraOfKeyAcquisitions 1890s
early 1900s
genre European academic painting
Impressionism
Post-Impressionism
hasCollectionType philanthropic collection
private art collection
hasCulturalSignificance major American collection of Impressionist art
historicalContext Gilded Age NERFINISHED
influenced acceptance of Impressionism in the United States
locationOfActivity Chicago NERFINISHED
notableFor European paintings
Impressionist masterpieces
partlyDonatedTo Art Institute of Chicago NERFINISHED
regionOfOriginOfWorks Europe NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfFormation early 20th century
late 19th century

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Bertha Palmer owned Palmer family art collection