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Tiny in stature yet mighty in presence, Berthe Weill proved to be the guiding force behind many of the great artists we revere today. In an arena of academy and salon-sanctioned art, she championed the new, the modern, the extreme: the avant-garde. The Paris of the Third Republic was not a genteel society. The Prussian War and the Dreyfus Affair had a deep impact on artists, art, and its marketplace. Through it all, Weill embraced the change and welcomed Matisse, Modigliani, Rivera, and Picasso. This course will examine the numerous artist relationships that Weill nurtured, supported, and the long-term impact that this woman had on the art world under disastrous conditions of a world at war.