"A new chapter in the story of the Gelman collection has brought clarity to the whereabouts of part of the emblematic private art holding that, for decades, has been shrouded in accusations, silence, and contradictory accounts. On January 21, Banco Santander announced that it had reached an agreement with the collection's new owners, the powerful Zambrano family, to manage what is now called the Gelman Santander collection and is made up of 160 pieces by artists such as Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Maria Izquierdo,"
"Jacques and Natasha Gelman met in Mexico at the end of the 1930s, during one of the former's work trips as a film producer. The couple settled down permanently in the country in 1941 due to the Second World War, which marked the beginning of their intense labor as collectors that would define their cultural legacy. Beyond buying works, the Gelmans also became patrons of Mexican artists."
Banco Santander reached an agreement with the Zambrano family to manage the Gelman Santander collection, comprising 160 works by Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Maria Izquierdo, Rufino Tamayo, Jose Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros, and announced upcoming exhibitions in Spain. Jacques and Natasha Gelman met in Mexico in the late 1930s and settled there in 1941, beginning a major role as collectors and patrons who developed close ties with artists such as Kahlo and Rivera. After Jacques's death Natasha named Robert R. Littman executor, leading to the Vergel Foundation and the collection's return to Mexico, with plans for a 15-year stay in a Cuernavaca museum that later changed.
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