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Serge Sabarsky (1912-1996) had a colorful life. Born in Vienna, he worked as a clown and set designer for Simplicissimus, the leading cabaret of the era. He fled his native city in 1938 and settled in New York, where he worked successfully as a contractor before establishing a gallery for Austrian and German Expressionist art. With his friend Ronald Lauder, he established the Neue Galerie. Although Sabarsky died before the museum came to fruition, his passion, expertise, and generosity have informed every aspect of the institution.
