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Sir Jack Mervyn Frank Baer was a British art dealer, specialising in Old Masters, and the chairman of the London art dealers Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox.
Occupation
art dealer
Position held
chairperson
Citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born
August 29, 1924
Died
May 4, 2016
Overview
Sir Jack Mervyn Frank Baer (29 August 1924 – 4 May 2016) was a British art dealer, specialising in Old Masters, and the chairman of the London art dealers Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox.
Biography
Early life
Jack Mervyn Frank Baer was born on 29 August 1924. His father Frank Baer was a business executive for the British Metal Corporation; he was a German Jew who whilst still a young adult had moved to England.
Baer was educated at Bryanston School, as was the slightly older artist Lucian Freud, and they would meet again in later life. he then attended the Slade School of Fine Art.
