Category:Swiss art dealers

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   * Jules Petroz

Jules Petroz was born November 28th 1960 in Geneva Switzerland. Major international art dealer. Iinitiated by his parent's antiquarians to the art of dealing antiques and works of art; he then studied the history of art at Geneva University. Founder in 1985 of the Petroz Fine Art Gallery, in Geneva. Jules Petroz has been active on the market since 1985. And since 1990, he has been working with his wife Aïcha. They have been furnishing museums and world-renowned galleries with rare pieces of furniture. They deal in Switzerland, France and much of the rest of Europe in search of unique pieces. Their interest covers antiques, from archaeological finds to contemporary pieces as well as Haute époque, Renaissance and the 18th century, with a special interest in old master and modern drawings, paintings, prints and ceramics. Always on the move, from one fair to another and visiting large and small galleries as well as private clients and art auctions, they work and deal primarily through the Internet or by phone. In 1997 Jules an Aïcha have made a major discovery: uncovering a hidden portrait of actress demimondaine Mery Laurent by Edouard Manet. Oil on canvas measuring 55 cm by 46 cm. and more recently, a self-portrait by Vincent Willem van Gogh.

Littérature: -Le Matin du 2 novembre 1997 page et page 74, du lundi 23 novembre 1998.

-Gazette Drouot du 27 novembre 1998 page 138.

-Catalogue de la Vente aux enchères 51, rue Prévost chez Martin Me Christin et Naville à Genève les 8-9 et 10 décembre 1998.

-La tribune de Genève du 5-6-10 décembre 1998, page 46.

-Le Dauphiné libéré du 14 décembre 1998, 1ère page et page 2.

-Apollo octobre 1998.

-Herald Tribune 2 décembre 1998.

-Le Temps 15 janvier 1999.

-Le Journal des Arts 4-17 décembre 1998 No 72 et 15 décembre 2000 No 117.

-GEM : Geneva English speaking Magazine April 2004; Living with Manet :by Garry Littman.

-Paris Match

          Match Document No 2883 -- 19-25 august 2004.
          Par Anne-Cécile Beaudoin

-L'Illustré; 03.11.2004; numéro 45; page 32

           L'histoire
          «Prouvez-moi que ce n'est pas un Manet!»

-Mery Laurent, Manet, Mallarmé et les autres…

           Musée des Beaux Arts de Nancy, Cabinet d’art Graphique.
          4 mars – 9 mai 2005 Page 71

-(AFP)vendredi 15 juillet 2005

          Manet ou pas Manet ? La difficile recherche en paternité d'un  antiquaire GENEVE 
          Pamela Taylor

-The Case of the Mysterious Manet ArtInfo.com -Le Matin

          Mercredi 05 octobre 2005
          Ce portrait impressionniste est-il un Manet?
          Xavier Lafargue

– « Histoire de moi ou l’histoire des autoportraits»

                  Par Yves Calméjane Pages 224-225
      THALIA Collection initiation à l’art. Décembre 2006