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  • Mr. Gervis has kept the paintings in the sale for half a century; but, he adds, "I see today a growing interest for Mübin's work, and I think it is important for the reputation and memory of my friend to offer his masterful works to the public."

    A Modern Turkish Affair Margaret Studer 2011

  • The works come from the collection of French art dealer Daniel Gervis, an early supporter of modern Turkish art.

    A Modern Turkish Affair Margaret Studer 2011

  • In a release, Mr. Gervis describes his first encounter with the artist in his studio in the early 1960s, "I was so excited and impressed."

    A Modern Turkish Affair Margaret Studer 2011

  • The misfortunes that had befallen him had exaggerated his love into mania -- a mania which the news of Gervis and then of

    The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel Coningsby Dawson 1921

  • "But you knew that she'd remarried," Tabs objected suspiciously; "you asked me if I were Gervis."

    The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel Coningsby Dawson 1921

  • I married Gervis and Lockwood after being with her.

    The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel Coningsby Dawson 1921

  • Maisie's excuse for the error of her many marriages recurred to him -- that Gervis and Lockwood had hung up their hats in her hall.

    The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel Coningsby Dawson 1921

  • Then he recalled that Gervis had been the name of Maisie's second husband.

    The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel Coningsby Dawson 1921

  • Of Bournemouth's many modern churches that of St. Peter, situated at the junction of the Gervis and the Hinton Roads, has interesting historical associations, apart from its architectural appeal.

    Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch Sidney Heath 1907

  • Gervis 2.275 reports the removal of a large polypus of the uterus on the fifth day after confinement.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

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