Art Dealer Berthe Weill’s Contribution to French Art History: A Conversation with Lynn Gumpert and Beth Gersh-Nesic

"Make Way for Berthe Weill: Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde," currently at the Grey Art Museum, New York University, shines a bright spotlight on an unsung hero who believed in the emerging artists of the early 20th century, even when she earned very little for her efforts. Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani, Fernand Léger, Diego Rivera, and Raul Dufy are among the best-known artists in this exhibition. However, there are many lesser-known artists among the 110 paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures, as well as photographs, catalogues, and other archival material illustrating her life and gallery.  This homage to Berthe Weill (1865-1951) also reintroduces numerous gifted women artists: Suzanne Valaden, Emilie Charmy, Jacqueline Marval, and Hermione David, among many others. A conversation with co-curator Lynn Gumpert, Director of the Grey Art Museum, and art historian Beth Gersh-Nesic, will shed light on Berthe Weill's biography, the artists included in the exhibition, and the fascinating…