There was no place like La Ruche for a starving artist. The building was originally intended only as a temporary building designed by Gustav Eiffel for the Great Exposition of 1900, but the artist Alfred Boucher gave it a new life and re-opened it as...
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As he formed his own style and gained notoriety for it, a few of his wealthy friends and patrons funded the opening of Henri Matisse's own school in Paris, where he had the opportunity to spread his own ideas about painting to burgeoning artists.
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Inspired by Monet’s monumental lily pad paintings, Francis aimed to create a work that could be equally immersive. Completed between 1956-58, Basel Mural was an expansive and impactful triptych.
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The Museum of Solidarity, established by president Salvador Allende in 1971, had the mission of educating the people of Chile about fine art. Its collection was amassed through donations from many internationally known artists. One such donation was...
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