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532:. Later that year in Glasgow he allowed McNeill Reid to exhibit an important collection of works by the new wave of French artists: Matisse, Dufy, Dufresne, Dunoyer de Segonzac, Rouault, Vlaminck and Braque. Reid retired in 1925 aged 71 and passed all responsibility to McNeill. He left Glasgow and went to live in Letter Cottage in
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In 1898 Reid's finances got out of balance, having bought to many works which he could not sell at a profit in
Scotland. He returned to Paris with 63 paintings which were auctioned at Hotel Drouot on 10 June the sale realising 62,200 francs in total, but temporarily rescuing Reid. Reid used the funds
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Vincent executed two portraits of Reid in 1888 plus Reid infamously gave him money to buy a bowl of apples as model for a still life which
Vincent later presented to Reid. Vincent and Reid fell out in 1889 owing to Reid being unable to promote his work (or other modern work) in Scotland (blaming this
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district. His mother
Elizabeth Turnbull was the daughter of William Turnbull, a minor artist and pottery designer. In 1857 his father went into partnership with a Thomas Kay to create the carving firm of "Kay & Reid" based at 50 Wellington Street. The company made figureheads and ornate picture
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Dictionary of Art - Page 115 Ian Chilvers - 2004 "His interests were extremely diverse, but his collection became particularly strong in medieval art and in 19th century French painting (some of his finest pictures were bought from the Glasgow dealer Alex Reid (1854–1928), who helped to
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Reid left
Boussod & Valadon at some point in 1888 but stayed in Paris as a "marchand en chambre" selling from his own apartment at 6 Place d'Anvers and amassed a large number of paintings by Monticelli. Reid did much to promote the love of Monticelli in Britain. This trade led him to meet
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to purchase more saleable works by Monet and Manet which were returned to
Glasgow for sale in December 1898. However, his father's ill-health meant that he could not support the whole family and two spinster sisters, Mary and Helen, moved into "Woodvale" to reduce overall family expenditure.
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Returning to
Glasgow in 1889 with both experience and a collection of art he set up a gallery at 227 West George Street under the name of A. & D. Reid and was living at 32 Minerva Street close to his early childhood home. In November 1889 he organised an exhibition of "Japanese art" by
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In 1882 Kay & Reid's premises were wholly destroyed in a fire and, being uninsured, James Reid was ruined, but
Alexander strived to keep the gallery side of the business afloat. In particular he began a business relationship with Mary Bacon Martin in promoting American artists such as
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on his father James Reid's inability to back the scheme). Vincent also disliked Reid's merchant spirit dominating his artistic spirit. Whilst Reid's father played a role it was
Alexander's own unwillingness to invest in Post-Impressionist Art at this stage which delayed his decision.
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During this period dealers bought art at risk, becoming the temporary owner. They then reinvested the profit in more art, usually increasing the investment progressively, but also increasing the personal risk if the art did not sell or sold for less than the price paid.
156:. In October or November 1886 this resulted in all three men deciding to live together at 54 Rue Lepic. Reid moved out in spring 1887 on good terms, simply to have a place of his own, at 6 Place d'Anvers. In 1887 Vincent introduced him to other artists, including
366:. Trying to keep up appearances, Reid was one of the first Glaswegians to purchase a motor vehicle: an 8 hp De Dion. Soon after purchase he overturned the vehicle, breaking his ribs. In 1908, continuing on the dead artists concept, he did exhibitions of
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1997 Page 47 "Having met
Whistler in the French capital, he became a very close friend and sold many of the artist's most important works to Scottish collectors. That was how Whistler became godfather to Alex Reid's son. Reid had to work hard at interesting
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In January 1920 he exhibited 70 French works including: Vollon, Bonvin, Ribot, Corot, Hervier, Boudin, Lucien Simon, and masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Pissarro, Sisley, Renoir, Guillaumin and Vuillard. In June 1921 he exhibited Dutch Impressionism by
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In December 1915 Reid became engaged to Ada's first cousin: Eva Gray. They married in February 1916. They lived with Helen Reid at Carlton Gardens until 1919 then bought a five-storey, end-terraced townhouse at 42 Westbourne Gardens in the
305:'s first one-man show. In relation to this Reid through a dinner party on 13 April, mainly of artists (Crawhall, Hornell, Guthrie, Lavery, Henry, Kennedy and Macaulay Stevenson, but critically inviting a potential sponsor in the form of
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holding his first one-man show in February 1918. McNeill Reid rejoined the business in January 1919, after the war ended, allowing Alexander to take his first trip to Paris in some years, where he bought a number of paintings by
195:) and this coincided with the Glasgow Art School's Fancy Dress Ball at which Walton appeared dressed as Hokusai and revealed his identity and also announced his engagement to Helen Law.
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hosting Peploe's first one-man show in December 1915. In 1916 McNeill Reid left the business to join the Transport Corps in Flanders. Reid went into partnership with John Tattersall of
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From 1900 to 1914 Reid became far more cautious in his approach to buying, to try and limit any losses. He then concentrated on both recently deceased artists such as
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for part of the time. On his return he lost interest in 19th century portraits and renewed his interest in Monticelli organising an exhibition of both Monticelli and
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and began to promote his work in the Paris gallery. In January 1888 he organised the first British exhibition of Monticelli's work: at the Dowdeswell gallery in
385:, was located at 117 West George St, from 1904 until 1932, continuing for four years after his death in the magnificent Sun Life Insurance Building designed by
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to study the French style of art dealing and toed and froed to there until 1889. In particular he studied at the gallery of Boussod & Valadon on Boulevard
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from 1892 direct from Rodin, usually priced from 1200 to 1400 francs for small bronze works. He also acquired works indirectly: buying a bronze of the
400:. After a break of at least 12 years he returned to selling Impressionist work in 1911, the public being now open to its concept: to this end he sold
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From 1921 he began more collaborative projects (spreading the risk) including Aitken & Dott in Edinburgh. In 1922 he met Etienne Bignou of the
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From 1913, rather than his previous position of rivalry, he went into a joint deal with Aitken & Dott in Edinburgh for the sale of works by
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for $ 6000 rather than the $ 15000 asked. Reid had bought it from Whistler for £600 after much haggling. The same sale tried and failed to sell
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in Glasgow. In February 1924 he united Peploe, Cadell, Hunter and Fergusson in an exhibition at Galerie Barbazanges in Paris.
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on 25 March 1854 the first of six children of James Gardner Reid (1828-1907) a cabinet maker and ship carver (specialising in
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In 1909/10 he took an extended six month holiday in Canada, Japan and Ceylon, leaving Ada and his son with his in-laws in
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and in 1893 funded Hornell and Henry to take a trip to Japan to expand their style. He also began promoting the young
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They had a son Alexander James McNeill Reid (b.1893). The name "McNeill" appears to be a homage to his artist friend
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In March 1892, at the Registrar's Office in Glasgow, he married Harriet Elizabeth Adriana ("Ada") Stevenson of
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for £2000. However, Reid fell in love with the picture and kept it in Glasgow. He had also bought Whistler's
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giving both encouragement, sponsorship and selling their work in his gallery. He was very close to
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and they organised some combined projects. In October 1923 he organised an exhibition at the
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west of Glasgow. He bought it in 1896. He commuted from Dunoon to Glasgow using a
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from her husband at a price of 420 guineas originally suggesting he sell it to
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in Paris, working there for 18 months under the guidance of their employee
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Ferdinand Viola, who (with his two sons) were creating fake Monticellis.
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Van Gogh's Twin: The Scottish Art Dealer Alexander Reid 1854-1928
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In December 1911 he organised an exhibition of 30 works by
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and long deceased portraiture by established names such as
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portrait of a woman to J. Reid Wilson of Canada for £600.
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From 1896 he began to take more interest in promoting the
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In 1895 he began renting "Woodvale", a large villa in
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giving him his first one-man-show in February 1896.
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618:. McNeill Reid joined the dealership in 1913.
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236:for £84. In 1922 he acquired a version of
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408:to Sir John Richmonf for £120, plus a
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