Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler (June 25, 1884 - January 11, 1979), born in Germany, was an art historian, an art collector and one of the premier French Art dealers of the 20th century. Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso (October 25 1881 &ndash April 8 1973 The Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's premier Fine art museums Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. An art dealer is a person or company that buys and sells Works of art. He became prominent as an art gallery owner in Paris beginning in 1907 and he was among the first champions of Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and Cubism. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso (October 25 1881 &ndash April 8 1973 Georges Braque ( May 13, 1882 &ndash August 31, 1963) was a major 20th century French painter and sculptor Cubism was a 20th century Avant-garde Art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European
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Beginnings
Born in 1884 Mannheim, Germany, and at school in Germany his curriculum included philosophy which clearly prepared him for a life as a philosophic art connoisseur and a pragmatic businessman. Mannheim is a City in Germany. With 327318 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg after the capital Stuttgart Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Kahnweiler is considered the major dealer in, champion of, and spokesperson for Cubism. Cubism was a 20th century Avant-garde Art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European He was among the first people to recognise the importance and beauty of Picasso's Les Demoiselles D'Avignon, immediately wanting to buy it and all of Picasso's works. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon ( The Young Ladies of Avignon) is a large Oil painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts five Prostitutes An early initial training in the family business of Stockbroker in Germany and Paris (his uncle had a famous London stock brokerage house and was a major art collector of traditional English works and furniture) gave way to his opening his first small (4 x 4 metres) art gallery in Paris in 1907 at 28 rue Vignon. A stock broker or stockbroker is a qualified and regulated professional who buys and sells shares and other securities through Market makers or Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
Art dealer
Picasso wrote of Kahnweiler What would have become of us if Kahnweiler hadn't had a business sense? Which is compelling, because at the time of the origination of his most famous works Picasso was largely unknown as an artist and he was destitute. Kahnweiler supported in his gallery all of his great artists of the time; who had no audience, or collectors, - initial purchases included works by Kees Van Dongen, André Derain, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque, Juan Gris, Maurice de Vlaminck and several others of the same generation. Cornelis Theodorus Maria van Dongen ( January 26, 1877 &ndash May 28, 1968) usually known as Kees van Dongen or just van André Derain ( June 10, 1880 – September 8, 1954) was a French painter and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse Joseph Fernand Henri Léger ( February 4, 1881 – August 17, 1955) was a French painter, sculptor, and Georges Braque ( May 13, 1882 &ndash August 31, 1963) was a major 20th century French painter and sculptor José Victoriano González-Pérez ( March 23, 1887 – May 11, 1927) better known as Juan Gris, was a Spanish Maurice de Vlaminck ( April 4, 1876 &ndash October 11, 1958) was a French painter. Kahnweiler wanted as he said to defend artists he believed in, but only those who had no dealers and whom he believed were great artists. Rather than exhibiting the popular works of the past and present greats, Kahnweiler championed burgeoning artists such as André Derain, Alberto Giacometti, and others, who had come from all over the globe to live and work in Montparnasse at the time. André Derain ( June 10, 1880 – September 8, 1954) was a French painter and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse Alberto Giacometti ( October 10, 1901 – January 11, 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman, Montparnasse is an area of Paris, France, on the left bank of the river Seine, centred on the intersection of the Boulevard du Montparnasse Thus Paul Cezanne although a great artist was considered to old to be represented, and his work was being handled by Ambroise Vollard at the time. Ambroise Vollard ( July 3 1866, Saint-Denis La Réunion – July 21 1939 in Versailles France) is regarded as one of
Along with such men as Alfred Flechtheim, Paul Cassirer, and Daniel Wildenstein, Kahnweiler was one of the influential connoisseurs of the 20th century. Paul Cassirer ( February 21 1871 in Görlitz - January 7 1926 in Berlin) was a German art dealer and editor who played a Daniel Leopold Wildenstein ( September 11, 1917 - October 23, 2001) was a major international Art dealer and scholar as well The twentieth century of the Common Era began on As a businessman Kahnweiler innovated many new ways of working with artists; and art dealing; - now established practise with art dealers. In 1907 when there were only half a dozen good galleries in Paris, he made contracts with artists to buy all of their work (freeing them from the worry and restraint about cost of living and creating work). He saw them daily to discuss their work, (they were friends, he co-owned little sailing boats with his artists), he photographed each work, (he felt it imperative to have a record), he held exhibitions of their work and he promoted their work internationally. Kahnweiler gave the first exhibition of the work of Georges Braque. Georges Braque ( May 13, 1882 &ndash August 31, 1963) was a major 20th century French painter and sculptor He encouraged the practise of Beau Livres (beautiful book), where a contemporary artist illustrates a work of a contemporary writer - he expanded his presentations by bringing together artists, writers and poets to produce their works as a joint project in more than 40 books, so Picasso illustrated the works of Max Jacob etc. Max Jacob ( July 12, 1876 &ndash March 5, 1944) was a French Poet, painter, Writer, and critic In fact as an art and literary publisher he had no equal; being the first to publish works by Max Jacob, Guillaume Apollinaire, André Masson, Gertrude Stein, Pablo Picasso, and many others and in so doing launched many literary careers. Max Jacob ( July 12, 1876 &ndash March 5, 1944) was a French Poet, painter, Writer, and critic Guillaume Apollinaire (in French ɡijom apɔliˈnɛʁ ( August 26, 1880 &ndash November 9, 1918) was a French Poet André-Aimé-René Masson ( January 4, 1896 &ndash October 28, 1987) was a French Artist. Gertrude Stein ( February 3, 1874 &ndash July 27, 1946) was an American Writer who spent most of her life in France Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso (October 25 1881 &ndash April 8 1973
So strong a business ability did Kahnweiler have that by the 1950s his art gallery was in the top 100 companies in France in terms of turnover from export.
Art history
But although the survival and financial success of his artists was important, it was as an art historan and as an eyewitness to Cubism (1907-1914) and to art history to which he made his major contribution. Cubism was a 20th century Avant-garde Art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European When working in Paris his spare time was devoted to reading and understanding the history of art and aesthetics. The history of art usually refers to the History of the Visual arts, such as Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Aesthetics or esthetics ( also spelled æsthetics) is commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values sometimes called He also spent his time visiting the city's museums and art galleries; including trips around the continent to see what was being shown in museums and art galleries outside France. He gave his first interview in 1912 on Cubism, and it was actual historical events that led to his career as a historian. There is a view that Kahnweiler's sensibility was such that his gallery, and the way he styled and developed it, was as much a cubist gallery as were the paintings by Picasso and the other cubist painters. The gallery had a clear aesthetic position, uncompromising integrity, financial stability and creative development. Aesthetics or esthetics ( also spelled æsthetics) is commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values sometimes called During the years 1907-1914 - the central cradle for Cubism was his gallery - not only to see the works of what was the most important art movement since Impressionism but where one also met the artists, discussed art and where artists discussed each others works. Cubism was a 20th century Avant-garde Art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European An art movement is a tendency or style in art with a specific common philosophy or goal followed by a group of artists during a restricted period of time or at least with the heyday Impressionism was a 19th-century Art movement that began as a loose association of Paris -based Artists exhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s
World War I and World War II
The outbreak of World War I in 1914 not only ruptured the Cubist experiments in art but resulted in Kahnweiler, of German origin, being considered by the French as an alien; and being forced to live in exile in Switzerland. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All In US law, an alien is a legal term for a person, either a corporation or a human who is not a United States national. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation During the years of exile (until 1920) he studied and wrote on his experiences. He wrote works such as the Der Weg Zum Kubismus, and Confessions Esthetique, writing becomming a passion he continued over his lifetime, creating hundreds of books and major articles. The second period of enforced writing was the internal exile which occurred during World War II where as a Jew, the Nazi barbarians forced him to flee Paris. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German "Barbarian" is a pejorative term for an uncivilized person either in a general reference to a member of a nation or Ethnos perceived Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city He remained in France in hiding; where as he put it under the clouds of the gas chambers he wrote the seminal work on Juan Gris. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing consisting of a sealed chamber into which a Poisonous or Asphyxiant gas is introduced José Victoriano González-Pérez ( March 23, 1887 – May 11, 1927) better known as Juan Gris, was a Spanish
At the end
The closest one has to an autobiography of Kahnweiler is the series of interviews Mes Galleries est mes Peintres first aired on French Television then published and translated as a book. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic For his 80th birthday a Festschrift was published with contributions by the world's leading philosophers, art historians, and artists. In Academia, a Festschrift (/ˈfɛstˌʃrɪft/ Plural, Festschriften, /ˈfɛstˌʃrɪf All expressing his vital importance, his unique contribution to art history. An importance still not yet fully appreciated, probably due to the fact that he has been seen mostly as an art dealer and not as an art historian. An art dealer is a person or company that buys and sells Works of art. Art history is the Academic study of objects of Art in their Historical development and stylistic contexts i A situation aggravated because some of his major works on aesthetics were either never translated into English or badly translated, missing the key elements of a proper understanding of Cubism and by focusing on small and sensational elements of his complex relationship with Picasso. Aesthetics or esthetics ( also spelled æsthetics) is commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values sometimes called English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Cubism was a 20th century Avant-garde Art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European
Although revered by artists (for his business and aesthetic sense), respected by art dealers and art historians the true impact of his his life and work (despite a recent biography by Pierre Assouline) has yet to be recognised - he died in 1979 in Paris.
References
External links
NY Times review of Bio pic, retrieved online April 26, 2008
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