Christian Zervos

Christian Zervos (Greek: Χρήστος Ζερβός; Argostoli, Cefalonia, Greece, January 1, 1889 – September 12, 1970, Paris) was a Greek-French art historian, critic, collector, writer and publisher.

Born in Cefalonia and raised in Alexandria and Marseille, in 1911 Zervos moved to Paris to study philosophy. In 1916 he became the editor of the magazines L'Art d'aujourd'hui and Les arts de la maison. Zervos subsequently founded the magazine Cahiers d'art (1926–1960) in Paris, and ran an art gallery.

He was a connoisseur of modern painting in his time, and of Greek art and prehistoric art. He published several books, of which the most important are: The Art of Crete, The Art of the Cyclades, L'art de l'époque du Renne en France, and a catalogue raisonné of the work of Pablo Picasso.

M. Christian Durquet, Conservator of Patrimony at the Musée de l'Art Contemporain, ordered the establishment of a Zervos Museum at Vézelay.

Salvador Dalí once credited him with being the 'most mediocre person that ever existed.'