Wildenstein, Daniel

Daniel Wildenstein, art historian and publisher, has been a member of the Paris Academie des Beaux-Arts since 1971. He began comanaging the Wildenstein Galleries in New York, London, and Tokyo in 1939, and later assumed sole responsibility for them. He has also headed two art journals of international reputation: "Arts" (1956-1962) and, since 1963, the "Gazette des Beaux-Arts." Through the Wildenstein Institute, he has enhanced the prestige of French culture by supporting numerous art exhibitions. He edits and directs the publication of "catalogues raisonnes" of 18th, 19th, and 20th century ar...