Berthe Weill. Marchande et mécène de l'art moderne
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Biography of the first female gallery owner at the beginning of the 20th century who opened her art gallery in 1901, where artists such as Matisse or Picasso were presented. An important figure in the Parisian artistic life of the 20th century, Berthe Weill gives a place to women artists...
Biography of the first female gallery owner at the beginning of the 20th century who opened her art gallery in 1901, where artists such as Matisse or Picasso were presented. An important figure in the Parisian artistic life of the 20th century, Berthe Weill gives a place to women artists in her exhibitions. With testimonies from those who met her.
This book does him justice by reassigning him his legitimate place to the rank of the great art merchants.
Through her journey, we discover the history of the sacred monsters of the early twentieth century at a time when she was among the only ones to recognize and defend their talent.