Robert René Meyer-Sée

Robert René Meyer-Sée (1884 – after 1947) was a French art dealer and critic who was instrumental in organising the exhibition of Futurist painting at The Sackville Gallery in London in 1912.

He ran the Marlborough Gallery where he organised an exhibition by the Italian Futurist Gino Severini, and was involved in a court case with an implication of fraud.

[3] After Colnaghi died, Meyer-Sée was a co-director, with Max Rothschild, at The Sackville Gallery, location of the 1912 Exhibition of the works of the Italian Futurist Painters, which he played a large part in organising.

Severini wrote to Filippo Marinetti, "I have to sustain our moral cause energetically since our friend Sée openly says he doesn’t give a damn.

A number of bronzes claimed to be by Rodin had been circulated in England by François Bernascki, Pietro Toledo, and Bertrand Coureau who were similarly ordered not to dispose of them.

Appearing in court in uniform, Meyer-Sée claimed that over the night of 17/18 June 1915 a number of paintings with a value in excess of £3000 were stolen from the gallery.

[4] It was stated that the only person in the gallery that night was Mrs Meyer-Sée in the flat upstairs who,[4] hearing noises and the dog barking, claimed she was too frightened to leave her room.

[9] According to police investigations, there was a thick coating of dust on the window sill and on the glass roof to the gallery, indicating that entry had not been obtained to the property that way.

[9] In his ruling the Judge stated that he was satisfied there had been a burglary of the premises and found in favour of Robert Meyer-Sée but commented that the case was "mysterious".

Among the other journals he wrote for are Revue Artistique, The Connoisseur, Le Courrier graphique, Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Les Arts and Gil Blas.