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, Marc Chagall, 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.
Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Bella in Mourillon, 1926, oil on canvas, 46 x 65 cm. Private collection. © Archives Marc et Ida Chagall / ADAGP, Paris / CARCC, Ottawa 2024
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Photo Thibault Carron
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; and Sophie Eloy, Attache to the Collection at the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris.