A selective survey ranging from the fin de siècle to the 1950s, European Masters of the Early Twentieth Century is a sketch of the political and artistic upheaval that shaped the character of our world today. From late Impressionism and early Cubist experimentation, to the inter-war return to figuration, the pieces in this exhibition both epitomize and push the boundaries of the era’s movements. They also demonstrate the aesthetic and social interconnectedness of the great artists over decades.
From the relationships of Henri Rousseau to Max Weber, Guillaume Apollinaire to Fernand Léger, and Barbara Hepworth to Henry Moore, the works in this catalogue illuminate the artistic currents and divergences of Europe in the early twentieth century.
