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Article: Going Dutch: George and Ilone Kremer have formed a major collection of Dutch and Flemish Old Master paintings in just 15 years. As they explain to Louise Nicholson, they take great pleasure in sharing their remarkable achievement with the public.(COLLECTORS & COLLECTING)(Interview)
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- July 1, 2009
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We talk about art all the time, said George Kremer when we met in a booth at the Maastricht art fair this ear. Yes, grinned his wife, Ilone. 'Even in the bath. 'And in bed', he added. The art they mostly talk about is Dutch and Flemish 17th-century painting, of which they have assembled a formidable collection in just 15 years. Born and brought up in Amsterdam, they have a fervent belief that this is 'one of the truly great painting schools of Western art', and their aim is to enlighten as many other people as possible. So, while they live between Texas, Spain and Amsterdam, and encircle the globe to visit art exhibitions and fairs, the ...