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Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
German-born art collector and art dealer
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler | |
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Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, 1956 | |
| Born | (1884-06-25)25 June 1884 Mannheim, Baden, Germany |
| Died | 11 January 1979(1979-01-11) (aged 94) Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Art dealer, historian |
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler (25 June 1884 – 11 January 1979) was a German-born art collector, and one of the most notable French art dealers of the 20th century.
He became prominent as an art gallery owner in Paris beginning in 1907 and was among the first champions of Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and the Cubist movement in art.[1]
Early life
Kahnweiler was born in 1884 in Mannheim, Baden to a prosperous Jewish family.[2] His family had previously moved from Rockenhausen, a small village in the Palatinate.
Kahnweiler grew up in Stuttgart and was trained to study finance and philosophy.[2] His upbringing and education at a German Gymnasium prepared hi
