Daniel 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. September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Resources Great Museums in the World (Louvre, Metropolitan Museum, MoMA, Picasso …) CGFA: A Virtual Art Museum Art-Atlas. ... The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ...

Born in Paris, France, Wildenstein was the head of Wildenstein & Company, a family business that is one of the world's most successful art dealers with galleries in Paris, London, New York City and Tokyo. He was also a distinguished scholar of Impressionism, preparing catalogues raisonnés for Claude Monet, Edouard Manet and Paul Gauguin. The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... St Stevens Tower - The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London (see also different names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York and abbreviated NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... The modern skyline of Tokyo is highly decentralized. ... Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, that began as a loose association of Paris-based artists who began publicly exhibiting their art in the 1860s. ... A catalogue raisonné is a monograph containing a complete list of an artists works, or their works produced in a particular media or time period. ... Claude Monet Oscar-Claude Monet (November 14, 1840 – December 5, 1926) was a French impressionist painter. ... Édouard Manet (portrait by Nadar) Édouard Manet (January 23, 1832 - April 30, 1883) was a noted French painter. ... Paul Gauguin (June 7, 1848 - May 9, 1903) was a leading Post-Impressionist painter. ...

Daniel Wildenstein was also a horse racing enthusiast who owned Peintre Celebre, All Along and numerous other champion horses that won the most prestigious races in France, the United Kingdom and the United States. He acquired Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard, the prestigious breeding farm in Alençon that had belonged to Marcel Boussac. Peintre Celebre, (born 1994), is a champion thoroughbred racehorse. ... All Along (born 1979) is a champion thoroughbred race horse. ... Alençon is a town in Normandy, France, préfecture (capital) of the Orne département. ... Marcel Boussac April 17, 1889 – March 21, 1980) was a French entrepreneur best known for his ownership of the Maison Dior and one of the most successful thoroughbred race horse breeding farms in European history. ...

Wildenstein died in a Paris hospital in 2001 following surgery.