Gallery Talks

Pierre Chareau: Collecting Modern Art

Tour

Friday, December 9, 2016
2 – 3 pm
Exhibition Galleries

Fridays, December 9, February 17, March 3 and 17, 2 pm

Pierre Chareau's active patronage of the arts, his association with the group known as “l’oeil clair”, and his collection of paintings, sculptures, and drawings by significant artists of the time such as Lipchitz, Mondrian, Chagall, and Modigliani, will be explored in this 45 minute gallery talk led by Jenna Weiss, Manager of Public Programs, in the exhibition Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design.

Free with Museum Admission; RSVP recommended

Dollie Chareau’s apartment. Far right on the back wall is Robert Motherwell’s painting Line Figure in Beige and Mauve, 1946. The Museum of Modern Art, Architecture & Design Study Center, New York, AD1330.
Image provided by The Museum of Modern Art / Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, New York