An Artful Life

Pierre Assouline. Fromm International, $14.95 (411pp) ISBN 978-0-88064-131-9

Kahnweiler (1884-1979), a German-Jewish banker, established a Paris gallery in 1907 and championed artists including Picasso, Braque, Leger and Gris. According to PW , ``Assouline's meticulously researched and fluidly translated biography successfully analyzes a complex figure who played a pivotal role in the marketing and eventual triumph of modern art.'' Illustrated. (Oct.)

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