Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures and Bronzes in the Possession of Mr. Otto Beit: Introduction and Descriptions by Dr. Wilhelm Bode (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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But he was not long permitted to enjoy his treasures and the collections which he had formed, nor was he able to complete them as he would have wished. The storm and stress of life in South Africa, the struggle for the supremacy of the British Flag, and for the incorporation with the Empire of a new and vast colonial dominion, among the founders of which Mr. Alfred Beit must certainly be reckoned, had undermined his health, and in July 1906 he succumbed to a painful illness. His colleétion, with the exception of some important items which he bequeathed to different museums and to friends, passed to his only surviving brother and sole heir, Mr. Otto Beit. The house in Park Lane, having been built for a bachelor, was unsuitable as a residence for himself and his family, and he therefore removed the entire collection to his own house in Belgrave Square (a Georgian edifice decorated internally in the French style of the Louis XV and Louis XVI periods), making considerable alterations in order to render the house more suitable for its reception. In these excellently lighted apartments the pictures and art treasures on the whole are seen more effectively and show to greater advantage. Mr. Otto Beit, following his brother's example, has gradually eliminated inferior works of art, and has replaced them by pictures of first-rate merit, thus increasing the value of the collection and adding considerably to the decorative effect of the rooms. Besides augmenting the collection of Dutch Masters he has also acquired some highly important examples of the English School for the adornment of the dining-room.

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