Wilhelm Uhde

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Wilhelm Uhde (1874-1947) was a German art collector, dealer, author and critic, born in Friedeberg (Polish:Strzelce Krajeńskie).

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He studied art history in Italy before moving to Paris in 1904. He was one of the first collectors of the paintings of Pablo Picasso and George Braque, and exhibited their works in his gallery in Montparnasse. His portrait was painted by Picasso in 1909.

Uhde is also known as the principle organiser of the first Naive Art exhibition, which took place in Paris in 1928. The participants were Henri Rousseau, André Bauchant, Camille Bombois, Séraphine Louis and Louis Vivin, known collectively as the Sacred Heart painters.