In the center of the European pre-war art world, artists experimented with a variety of styles and media.
c. 1904 - 1939
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Amedeo Modigliani, Young Woman in a Shirt
“Wearing” would be much too strong a word for this woman’s relationship to her shirt.
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare
A pioneer of photojournalism, Cartier-Bresson used a portable 35mm camera which enabled him to capture moments like this.
Constantin Brancusi, Bird in Space
When this traveled from France to the U.S. for an exhibition, customs agents couldn’t believe it was a work of art.
Constantin Brancusi, The Kiss
Brancusi retains the materiality of the stone, honoring it rather than denying it as past artists had done.