Pere Mañach

Pere Mañach
Pablo Picasso (1901) "Pedro Mañach"
Born
Pere Mañach i Jordi

(1869-03-23)23 March 1869
Died1 June 1940(1940-06-01) (aged 71)
Barcelona, Spanish State
Other namesPedro Mañach
CitizenshipKingdom of Spain (1869–1873)
First Spanish Republic (1873–1874)
Kingdom of Spain (1874–1931)
Second Spanish Republic (1932–1936)
Spanish State (1936–)
OccupationArt dealer
Known forThe first dealer of Pablo Picasso in Paris
Spouse
Josefa Ochoa
(m. 1919)

Pere Mañach i Jordi (23 March 1869 –1 June 1940), known as Pere Mañach, was a Catalonian art dealer, known for being the first dealer of Pablo Picasso in Paris.[1][2][3]

Early life

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]

Career

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 aged 71.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mañach, Pedro, 1869-1940". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.