Daniel Wildenstein

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Daniel Leopold Wildenstein (September 11, 1917 - October 23, 2001) was a major international art dealer, collector, and scholar, as well as a leading thoroughbred race horse owner and breeder.

Born in Verrieres-le-buisson, France(just outside of Paris), Wildenstein inherited the responsibility in 1963 of running Wildenstein & Company, a five generation family business founded in 1875 by Nathan Wildenstein (Daniel's grandfather). Today Wildenstein is one of the world's most successful art conglomerates with offices in London, New York City and Tokyo. He was also a distinguished scholar of Impressionism, preparing catalogues raisonnés which include among others Claude Monet, Edouard Manet and Paul Gauguin. A Wildenstein Index Number refers to these catalogues. Daniel's interest in pursuing the publishing of catologue raisones was a way of giving back to the community and improving the knowledge of artist's work. The Wildenstein Institute (a non-for profit organization) founded by Georges Wildenstein (Daniel's father) in Paris at the turn of the century would serve as the means to accomplish this latter goal. In 1993, Wildenstein also ventured into contemporary art by forming a partnership with Arne Glimcher of Pace Gallery thereby creating PaceWildenstein.

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Daniel Wildenstein was a major figure in European horse racing who owned Peintre Celebre, All Along, Arcangues, Sagace and numerous other champion horses that won some of the most important races in France, the United Kingdom and the United States. He also acquired Haras du Bois-Roussel in Alençon, Orne.

Wildenstein died in 2001 at the age of 84 in a Paris hospital following surgery complications, leaving his sons Guy and Alec Wildenstein in charge of family affairs. He is also survived by his six grandchildren.