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Victor Musgrave (1919–1984) was a British poet, art dealer and curator. Described by David Sylvester as a 'true pioneer' Musgrave was the first gallerist to show Bridget Riley and was a champion of Art Brut. Musgrave promoted eminent Pakistani and Indian artists, including Avinash Chandra, Anwar Jalal Shemza and F N Souza to the British audience. The men were at forefront of avant-garde practice in South Asia. Musgrave met and married the portrait photographer Ida Kar in Cairo in 1944; they moved to London in the following year. The marriage collapsed in 1969.

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  • Victor Musgrave, né en 1919 et mort en 1984, est un poète britannique, marchand d'art et commissaire d'exposition. (fr)
  • Victor Musgrave (1919–1984) was a British poet, art dealer and curator. Described by David Sylvester as a 'true pioneer' Musgrave was the first gallerist to show Bridget Riley and was a champion of Art Brut. Musgrave ran 'Gallery One' between 1953 and 1963, where the most notable South Asian modernists were exhibited. It was located, first, in Litchfield Street then moving to D'Arblay Street in Soho. The gallery gave Yves Klein his first solo exhibition in London, Billy Apple's Apple Sees Red: Live Stills was the first solo pop art exhibition in the UK, and they also presented work by Fluxus artists. The exhibition Seven Indian Painters in Europe (1958) was one of the most significant works at the gallery and was critically acclaimed. Musgrave promoted eminent Pakistani and Indian artists, including Avinash Chandra, Anwar Jalal Shemza and F N Souza to the British audience. The men were at forefront of avant-garde practice in South Asia. Musgrave met and married the portrait photographer Ida Kar in Cairo in 1944; they moved to London in the following year. The marriage collapsed in 1969. In 1977 Musgrave met Monika Kinley, an art dealer, collector and curator. Together they put on exhibitions, raised funding and started a collection of outsider art. (en)
  • Victor Musgrave (1919–1984) was een Brits dichter, kunsthandelaar en curator. Musgrave was de eerste galeriehouder die Bridget Riley liet exposeren. Samen met verzamelde hij art brut, wat resulteerde in de Musgrave Kinley Outsider Art Collection. Deze verzameling van ongeveer 800 werken werden aan de van de University of Manchester gedoneerd. (nl)
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  • Victor Musgrave, né en 1919 et mort en 1984, est un poète britannique, marchand d'art et commissaire d'exposition. (fr)
  • Victor Musgrave (1919–1984) was een Brits dichter, kunsthandelaar en curator. Musgrave was de eerste galeriehouder die Bridget Riley liet exposeren. Samen met verzamelde hij art brut, wat resulteerde in de Musgrave Kinley Outsider Art Collection. Deze verzameling van ongeveer 800 werken werden aan de van de University of Manchester gedoneerd. (nl)
  • Victor Musgrave (1919–1984) was a British poet, art dealer and curator. Described by David Sylvester as a 'true pioneer' Musgrave was the first gallerist to show Bridget Riley and was a champion of Art Brut. Musgrave promoted eminent Pakistani and Indian artists, including Avinash Chandra, Anwar Jalal Shemza and F N Souza to the British audience. The men were at forefront of avant-garde practice in South Asia. Musgrave met and married the portrait photographer Ida Kar in Cairo in 1944; they moved to London in the following year. The marriage collapsed in 1969. (en)
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  • Victor Musgrave (fr)
  • Victor Musgrave (nl)
  • Victor Musgrave (en)
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