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Berthe Weill: art dealer of the Parisian avant-garde

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    Art dealer of the Parisian avant-garde

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"This book offers a rich introduction to the life and work of art dealer Berthe Weill - the 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 (1865-1951), the first female modern art dealer. She championed many fledgling masters of modern art from early in their careers - including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Amedeo Modigliani--as well as numerous other talented artists. Examining Weill's 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's Grey Art Museum, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the Musée de l'Orangerie, features some eighty artworks that were originally displayed at her gallery during the first four decades of the twentieth century"--Publisher's description.

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    Paris: Flammarion, [2024]

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    • 9782080447203
    • 9782354334000
    • 2354334001
    • 2080447203

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    • Authors: Charles Dellheim, Élise Dubreuil, Sophie Eloy, Megan Fontanella, Ambre Gauthier, Anne Grace, Jeanne d'Hooghvorst, Marianne Le Morvan, and Robert McD. Parker--Page 6.
    • Published to accompany the exhibitions "Berthe Weill: Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde," Grey Art Museum, New York University, New York, October 1, 2024-March 2, 2025; "Make Way for the Young! Berthe Weill, Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde/Place aux jeunes! Berthe Weill, galeriste de l'avant-garde parisienne," Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, May 10-September 7, 2025; and "Berthe Weill, galeriste de l'avant-garde parisienne," Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, October 8, 2025-January 26, 2026.

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