Career
Better known as an art critic in his own right, Zervos 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.