The Stein Family exhibition focuses on this period. However unlikely it may now seem, at the time, between Rue de Fleurus and Rue Madame, where Michael and Sarah had a flat, you would have seen Woman in a Hat, Blue Nude and several Collioure landscapes, all by Matisse, as well as Picassos sublime Boy Leading a Horse, his 1906 portrait of Gertrude, 10 or so studies for Les Demoiselles dAvignon and some cubist still lives. Soon the weekly receptions at Rue de Fleurus became a mandatory rite of passage for anyone wishing to understand modern art and literature. Amazed visitors might recognise a few Cézannes – a still life, the Bathers and a portrait of Madame Cézanne in an armchair– Bonnards Siesta, and a large Vallotton nude. Two works by Gauguin and a Manet complete the section devoted to the early days, because the collection was built as a history of modern art.

via Matisse, Cézanne and Picasso: The Stein Family – review | Art and design | Guardian Weekly.

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