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'''Haussner's Restaurant''' was a restaurant in [[Baltimore]], MD that operated from 1926 to 1999. It was famous for its collection of fine [[European art]], which overlooked diners in the dining room. It was also known as the home of Baltimore's finest [[crab cakes]]. |
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It was also famous for having a giant ball of string. |
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In 1939, shortly after Haussner moved his restaurant to it's larger and well-known home, he and his wife purchased the 19th century painting "Venetian Flower Vendor," by [[Eugene de Blaas]]. This was the first of many of works of art that would come to decorate the restaurant. |
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Mad Men |
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A reproduction of the restaurant was used as the setting of a scene in Mad Men. |
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Sotheby’s announced today that it will be selling The Haussner’s Restaurant Collection of paintings on November 2, 1999. The Collection has decorated the walls and delighted customers for most of the past 73 years since the celebrated ‘old-world’ style restaurant on Eastern Avenue in Baltimore was opened by the present owner’s father, William Henry Haussner, in 1926. It is being consigned by the Haussner Family Limited Partnership. The Collection, formed by Mrs. Frances Wilke Haussner and her husband, |
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both passionate art lovers, includes highly important works by 19th century European and American artists and is |
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expected to sell for in excess of $8 million. The majority of the 160 paintings will be offered in a special single-owner |
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evening sale at Sotheby’s in New York on Tuesday, November 2, 1999. |
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Nancy Harrison and Benjamin Doller, specialists in charge of the sale, commented: “Mr. and Mrs. Haussner’s |
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collection is one of the great private collections of 19th century European paintings in America. Their astute eye led |
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them to collect the then ‘forgotten’ masters of the Academic 19th century, W.A. Bouguereau, J.L. Gérôme and Sir |
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Lawrence Alma-Tadema, among many others, whose reputations have seen a ‘renaissance’ in the last 20 years. |
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The collection includes works from the estates of prominent American collectors, Henry Walters, August Belmont, |
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J.P. Morgan and Cornelius Vanderbilt and others, and all but two of the paintings were purchased at auction or |
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private sale in the United States, particularly from Sotheby’s predecessor, Parke Bernet.” |
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Opened by William Henry Haussner in 1926, Haussner's established itself as one of Baltimore's most famous landmarks before its closing in 1999. It became a necessary stop for Baltimoreans demonstrating the wonders of Charm City to out-of-town visitors. |
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William Haussner had come to the United States from Germany, where he worked as a chef at the Museum Restaurant in Nuremberg—a restaurant located in an art gallery. His artistic and culinary tastes had a strong influence on the eatery he opened in Baltimore's [[Highlandtown]] neighborhood. |
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Over the course of it's 73 year existence, Haussner's collected hundreds of French, Dutch, German (Flemish) and American paintings from the 1800s. They were on display from floor to ceiling in the main dining room, bar, and hallways of the restaurant. The collection consisted of many works from the estates of J.P. Morgan, [[Cornelius Vanderbilt]] and Henry Walters. |
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Although the restaurant was best known for its appearance, the menu was impressive, too. There were typically over 110 items from which diners could choose with entrees ranging from beef to rabbit. Of course, the most important selections were the rich German desserts and wide variety of pies. |
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The site of the restaurant, now stripped of it's treasure of artwork, has been converted to a culinary school by the [[Baltimore International College]]. Most of the paintings were sold in a massive Sotheby's auction, the remainder were sold locally in Baltimore. Some artifacts from the restaurant ended up at local museums. One of the most famous, an enormous ball of string left over from napkin edges, is on display at the [[American Dime Museum]]. |
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Previously located at: |
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3244 Eastern Ave |
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Baltimore, MD 21224-4012 |
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(Originally located at 3313 Eastern Ave) |
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Last meal officially served Wednesday, October 6, 1999 |
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http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/BID/1055290630x0x102867/4935bd29-8401-424b-b69b-a2044e344a69/19990909-10966.pdf |
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http://www.amazon.com/Haussners-Restaurant-Collection-European-Paintings/dp/B000H4MEH6 |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/01/18/AR2005033107125.html |
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http://www.thecityreview.com/f99shaus.html |
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http://www.kilduffs.com/Restaurants.html |
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http://getgoretro.blogspot.com/2009/08/mad-mens-first-episode-in-haussners.html |
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