Obituary for Walter P Fearon: Byrne and Asimov Genealogy and Family Histories

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Title	Obituary for Walter P Fearon
Date	17 Mar 1935
Date Viewed	16 Jan 2025
Page	37
Periodical	NY Times
Place	New York, NY
Source Type	Newspaper
URL	https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1935/03/17/93678979.html?pageNumber=37
Source ID	S1459
Text	Walter P Fearon, 59, Art Dealer is Dead Founder of Galleries Here Had Aided Late Cyrus Curtis in Forming his Collection Walter P Fearon, well-known art dealer who founded the Fearon Galleries, for many years at 27 West Fifty Fourth Street, died suddenly yesterday morning of a cerebral hemorrhage in his apartment in the Hotel Sherry Netherland, Fifty Ninth and Fifth Ave. He was fifty nine years old and is survived by a widow, Minerva L Fearon. Mr. Fearon was a native of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, had an establishment in London before he came to New York in 1902, and until three years ago his London place was still in operation. As a dealer, Mr. Fearon specialized in the work of the English masters. He was largely responsible for the formation of the collection of the late Cyrus H K Curtis, Philadelphia publisher, which is notable for its group of English portraits in the home of Wyncote PA. In January, 1926, Mr. Curtis bought through Mr. Fearon for a sum reported to be $100,000, two portraits by John Hopper and Sir William Beechey. Mr. Curtis began gathering materpieces through Mr. Fearon in 1922, when he assemlbed work by Hoppner, Francis Cotes, George H Harlow, and Romney.
Linked to Individuals: 2	FEARON, Walter Percy HOGAN, MInerva Louise