Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Le Moulin de la Galette, 1900, oil on canvas, 89.7 x 116.8 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, gift from Justin K. Thannhauser, 1978. © Picasso Estate / CARCC Ottawa 2024
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Le Moulin de la Galette, 1900, oil on canvas, 89.7 x 116.8 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Thannhauser Collection, gift from Justin K. Thannhauser, 1978. © Picasso Estate / CARCC Ottawa 2024
Berthe Weill, Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-garde
This major exhibition will shine a spotlight on the fascinating career of Berthe Weill (1865-1951), a nearly forgotten figure of modern art history. Weill was the first woman to focus primarily on championing young painters just as they were beginning their careers. In her gallery, she exhibited some of the greatest artists we have come to know today: Pablo Picasso, Raoul Dufy, Amedeo Modigliani, Diego Rivera, Henri Matisse and Suzanne Valadon, among many others.
Of the close to 100 works to be featured in the exhibition, some have become milestones in the history of art, while others will enable you to discover the work of still unsung figures, including women artists.
Credits and curatorial team
An exhibition organized by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Grey Art Museum, New York University, and the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris.
The exhibition is curated by Marianne Le Morvan, guest curator and founder of the Berthe Weill Archives, Lynn Gumpert, Director of the Grey Art Museum, New York University, Anne Grace, Curator of Modern Art, MMFA, Claire Bernardi, Director of the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris, and Sophie Eloy, Head of Documentation, Library, Archives and Research at the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris.
