Berthe Weill : Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde

This book offers a rich introduction to the life and work of art dealer Berthe Weill?he risk-taking, rule-breaking facilitator of the modernist art movement in Paris. This book and the accompanying traveling exhibition survey the groundbreaking career of Berthe Weill (1865?951), the first female modern art dealer. She championed many fledgling masters of modern art from early in their careers?ncluding Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Amedeo Modigliani?s well as numerous other talented artists. Examining Weill? contributions to the history of modernism as a gallerist, a passionate advocate of contemporary art, and a Jew, this book brings to light the remarkable achievements of a singular figure who overcame sexism and anti-Semitism in her quest to promote emerging artists. The exhibition, co-organized by New York University? Grey Art Museum, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the Mus? de l?rangerie, features some eighty artworks that were originally displayed at her gallery during the first four decades of the twentieth century.

Author: Lynn Gumpert, Marianne Le Morvan, Anne Grace, St?hane Aquin, Claire Bernardi, Robert Parker, Charles Dellheim, Sophie Eloy, Kirsten Pai Buick, Ambre Gauthier

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Publication Date: Oct 08, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 2080447203

ISBN-13: 9782080447203