Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler

Pablo Picasso Spanish, active France, 1881–1973

autumn 1910

On view — Gallery 391 at the Art Institute of Chicago.

The subject of this portrait is Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler (1884–1979), a German-born art dealer, writer, and publisher. Kahnweiler opened an art gallery in Paris in 1907 and in 1908 began representing Pablo Picasso, whom he introduced to Georges Braque. Kahnweiler was a great champion of the artists’…

Description courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
100.4 × 72.4 cm (39 9/16 × 28 9/16 in.)
Origin
Spain

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