The precursor of Fauvism and the cut paper collage technique, Matisse was one of the major painters of the 20th century. Artsper reveals 10 things to know about Henri Matisse.

The modern and remarkable French painter Fernand Léger is the inventor of Tubsim. Artsper reveals 10 things to know about this famous artist.

Watching his beloved city of Vitebsk crumble under the anti-semitic pogroms, Chagall’s whimsical works longingly depict the peasant lifestyle of his home. Although he was a central figure in modernist art, Chagall’s paintings repeatedly paid tribute to tradition and the past. Artsper brings you ten facts about the man behind the flying cows and dancing fiddlers.

Artsper reveals the true intention behind Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, the painting that revolutionized Picasso’s work and the history of art.

Geometric abstraction evolved from the Cubist destruction of form and space. Here are 10 artists who explored this genre.

With the transition to the twentieth century, modern art took off. Picasso, Matisse, Kandinsky, Malevitch, the Delaunay and all the others constituted a flourishing vanguard that was divided in numerous artistic currents during the first half of the century. The experiments were multiplied by painters who always ventured farther into the unknown…To immerse yourself in all the artistic movements that…

An essential figure of modern painting, Georges Braque was "a French painter par excellence". As much for his reflections linked to Fauvism as for those linked to Cubism, he marked modern art history with artworks that trace the many French artistic advances of the 20th century… Rediscover this discreet and determined artists through the eyes of 5 of his fellow artists. De…

 Art History is a tricky subject, Artsper reveals a few interesting facts on major artists. Jackson Pollock worked as a janitor in a primary school with his brother. Pablo Picasso was one of the suspects in the stealing of the Mona Lisa in 1911. He was arrested by the police and interrogated to be finally released. Madrid’s school of art…

Cubism is the fragmentation of the object, the body, the portrait, the still life or the landscape. It is an avant-garde movement, like Fauvism before it. Picasso said in 1935: "When we did cubism, we had no intention of doing cubism, but only of expressing what was in us". Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Pablo Picasso The movement has it’s origins in…

On the occasion of the Georges Braque show that opened on the 18th of September at the Grand Palais, Artsper really wanted to meet Armand Israel, a unique Braques expert. He shared with us his feelings about the show, some anecdotes… and many other things one can’t find in a museum. ©La Depeche Artsper: Armand Israel, could you please tell…