SwissArtGallery documentary note based on the cited sources. Titles, media and qualifications are provided in the profile language; the original catalogue wording remains available in each record.
Jamini Roy (1887–1972) was an Indian painter who developed an original form of modernism from the traditions of Bengal. Trained at the Government Art School in Calcutta within a Euro…
Sidney Nolan (1917–1992), born in Melbourne, was a major figure in twentieth-century Australian art. Beginning in commercial drawing, he became associated with John and Sunday Reed a…
Francis Bacon (1909–1992) was born in Dublin and spent time in Berlin and Paris before settling in London. Discovering Picasso’s work encouraged his decision to paint. Self-taught, h…