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by Lance Esplund Occasionally an exhibition is as art-historically groundbreaking as it is visually arresting. Rarely, however, will it also force scholars to rewrite the origin story of European modernism. But such is the case with the aptly titled “Make Way for Berthe Weill: Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde”—an enlightening, beautifully orchestrated show of […]

by Lance Esplund Occasionally an exhibition is as art-historically groundbreaking as it is visually arresting. Rarely, however, will it also force scholars to rewrite the origin story of European modernism. But such is the case with the aptly titled “Make Way for Berthe Weill: Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde”—an enlightening, beautifully orchestrated show of […]

by Megan Kincaid This exhibition, honoring Parisian art dealer Berthe Weill (1865–1951), constitutes its subject through far-reaching networks of aesthetic trajectories, mirroring her vision for vanguard experimentation and enterprise. Weill has been largely erased from defining accounts of twentieth-century modern art despite her significant contributions. Continue Reading

Berthe Weill – die vergessene Galeristin der Pariser Avantgarde by Peter Sichrovsky Pere Manach, ein Kunsthändler aus Katalonien, brachte im Frühjahr 1900 eine Mappe mitWerken junger spanischer Künstler nach Paris. Keine der Galerien zeigte Interesse. Bis ersie Berthe Weill vorlegte. Ihr gefielen drei Pastellbilder von Stierkämpfen des 19-jährigenPicasso. Sie einigten sich auf 100 Francs. Weill […]