Bryks, a former teacher at the Bauhaus, who introduced them to Umberto Boccioni's book on Italian Futurism. Before returning from their honeymoon they visited Mario Sironi in Milan from whom they bought a large quantity of his work. Estorick wrote: In the aftermath of World War II, twentieth-century European art could be bought very cheaply and Estorick bought works by many artists including Picasso, Braque, Gris and Léger. The price of modern Italian paintings was particularly low because of the taint of Fascism; Estorick bought heavily and became friends with several artists. Estorick started art dealing in the early 1950s, initially by buying work by well-known European artists and selling it in Hollywood. Anne Douglas (Kirk Douglas's wife) became his business partner and his customers included Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster. In 1960 Estorick opened the Grosvenor Gallery in London, which became the centre of his business as an art dealer. Estorick lent work for temporary exhibitions at several public galleries, including all the works for an exhibition of Italian art the Tate Gallery in 1956. In 1963, Estorick lent several paintings for the filming of Carl Foreman's The Victors. The Vlaminck and Braque paintings seen in the film are the real thing. Eric Estorick is credited in the film as art consultant. Before the fall of Communism Estorick made several visits to the Soviet Union to buy artwork, negotiating export permits from the Soviet Ministry of Culture. In 1967, Estorick met Erté in Paris. Estorick became his exclusive world agent, creating business worth $100 million annually. Publications (The two Stafford Cripps books published in 1949 in London and New York may be different editions of the same work) Estorick also wrote A History of Marks and Spencer (c. 1953), which was printed privately, and an unpublished novel in collaboration with Dora Russell (the wife of Bertrand Russell). References 1913 births 1993 deaths American people of Russian-Jewish descent American expatriates in England Writers from Brooklyn Museum founders American art dealers American art collectors New York University alumni The New School alumni New York University faculty Columbia University faculty 20th-century American non-fiction writers