[1][2] A major manufacturer of absinthe,[3] the Veil-Picard family acquired the Pernod brand in 1888.
[8] He assembled his art collection at 63 rue de Courcelles over a period of forty years.
[9] Due to their Jewish heritage Veil-Picard and his family were persecuted and plundered during the Nazi occupation of France.
[15] Three works from the former collection of Veil-Picard are currently in the National Gallery of Art:The Little Preacher, by Jean-Honoré Fragonard; Dr. Louis Martinet by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, and Cassabanca with Atlantes Supporting the Arms by a 16th century Italian artist .
[16] His son also named Arthur Veil-Picard is famous in French horse racing circles.