Wilhelm Uhde was a German art collector who recognized Cubism as an important art movement. His first Cubist painting to purchase was by Pablo Picasso. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s website highlighting art collectors and dealers of Cubism: Wilhelm Uhde was a German art historian, collector, dealer, and curator. He began collecting as early…
Welcome to “T” Day in the 2018 A to Z Challenge. I am getting tired so this post is one of direct quotes from my sources. Enjoy learning more about one of Picasso‘s most famous Cubist paintings. MDC From the Museum of Modern Art website: The three musicians and dog conjure a bygone period of…
In the early 1900’s two Americans, a brother and a sister, became collectors of Pablo Picasso. Gertrude and Leo Stein were patrons of Picasso’s art beginning around 1904 to 1905. They bought an apartment at 27, rue de Fleurus, near the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris and lived there until Leo moved out in 1914. Gertrude…
Henri Rousseau was known by his friends and fellow artists as La Douanier (the Customs Officer) due to the fact that he was a toll or tax collector. Rousseau was about 37 years older than Picasso, and Picasso had great reverence for Rousseau’s unique artistic ability. Personally, I have always admired Rousseau’s style. His more…
The inspiration for this Catalan café in Barcelona was the French café Le Chat Noir. The owner of the Els Quatre Gats had previously worked in Paris at Le Chat Noir. He opened the café in June 1897 and it quickly became a meeting spot for artists, poets, musicians, and others. Of course, Picasso and…
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