1 9 0 1 , ▁Alexandre ▁Bern heim , ▁with ▁his ▁sons , ▁Jos se ▁( 1 8 7 0 - 1 9 4 1 ), ▁and ▁Gast on ▁( 1 8 7 0 - 1 9 5 3 ), ▁organized ▁the ▁first ▁important ▁exhibition ▁of ▁Vincent ▁van ▁G og h ▁paint ings ▁in ▁Paris ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁art ▁critic ▁Jul ien ▁L ec ler c q . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁Bern heim - Je une ▁fr ères ▁started ▁ ▁present ing ▁works ▁by ▁Pierre ▁Bonn ard , ▁Éd ou ard ▁V u ill ard , ▁Paul ▁C é z anne , ▁Henri - Ed mond ▁Cross , ▁Ke es ▁van ▁D ong en , ▁Henri ▁Mat isse , ▁Le ▁Dou an ier ▁R ous seau , ▁Ra oul ▁D uf y , ▁Maurice ▁de ▁V lam in ck , ▁Am ede o ▁Mod igli ani , ▁Maurice ▁U tr illo ▁and ▁Georges ▁D uf ré no y . ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁art ▁critic ▁F éli x ▁F én éon ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁gallery ▁and ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁bringing ▁in ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁Georges ▁Se ur at ▁and ▁Um berto ▁B occ ioni . ▁The ▁gallery ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁cent ers ▁of ▁the ▁art istic ▁avant - gar de . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁gallery ▁also ▁began ▁publishing ▁mon ograph s ; ▁its ▁first ▁release ▁was ▁devoted ▁to