Pere Mañach
Pere Mañach | |
|---|---|
 Pablo Picasso (1901) "Pedro Mañach" | |
| Born | Pere Mañach i Jordi 23 March 1869 |
| Died | 1 June 1940 (aged 71) Barcelona, Spanish State |
| Other names | Pedro Mañach |
| Occupation | Art dealer |
| Known for | The first dealer of Pablo Picasso in Paris |
| Spouse |
Josefa Ochoa (m. 1919) |
Pere Mañach (1869–1940) was a Catalonian-Spanish art dealer, known for being the first dealer of Pablo Picasso in Paris.[1][2][3]
Biography
Pere Mañach was born Pere Mañach i Jordi on 23 March 1869 in Barcelona, to Maria Jordi i Casademon (1840–1913) and Salvador Mañach i Trias (1825–1904), a safe and lock manufacturer.[1][2][4][5]
In the mid 1890s Mañach moved to Paris and began selling Modern Spanish art.[2][4] In 1900, Isidre Nonell introduced Mañach to the 19 year old Pablo Picasso.[6][7] Mañach subsequently became Picasso's first Parisian art dealer in 1901.[4]
However, the relationship was short lived with Picasso leaving Mañach in 1902 for Berthe Weill.[4][7]
Personal life
In 1919, Mañach married Josefa Ochoa.[4][8] Mañach died on 1 June 1940 in Barcelona.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b c "Mañach, Pedro, 1869-1940". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ a b c McCully, Marilyn (1997). "Chronology". In McCully, Marilyn (ed.). Picasso: The Early Years, 1892-190. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art. pp. 21–52. ISBN 0300071663. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ Boardingham, Robert J. (1997). "Gustave Coquiot and the Critical Origins of Picasso's "Blue" and "Rose" Periods". In McCully, Marilyn (ed.). Picasso: The Early Years, 1892-190. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art. pp. 143–148. ISBN 0300071663. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Crespo, Martí (2024). "El bohemi barceloní que va impedir a Picasso de ser ciutadà francès". VilaWeb (in Catalan). Barcelona: VilaWeb. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ a b Fondevila Guinart, Mariàngels. "Pere Mañach, un agent clau de la modernitat. Apunts per a una trajectòria". In Bassegoda, Bonaventura; Quílez, Francesc (eds.). Col·leccionistes que han fet museus 2018 (PDF). Barcelona: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ Moline, Jean (2012). "PINTORES CATALANES EN MONTMARTRE (1880-1900)". Revista electrónica de estudios filológicos (in Spanish). XXII. Murcia: University of Murcia. ISSN 1577-6921. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ a b Tasseau, Vérane (2015). "Berthe Weill". The Modern Art Index Project, Leonard A. Lauder Research Center. New York City: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. doi:10.57011/EHXL9424. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ Lloret Escrivà, Adolfo (2020). "Jujol, l'enfant terrible!". Blog del Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (in Catalan). Barcelona: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Retrieved 10 August 2025.