The painter’s works were believed to have been destroyed in a fire during World War II, with only black and white photos of the works remaining.
The extent to which aspects of both classic art and contemporary music took on different meanings when paired together amazed me. The withdrawn looks of the subjects became coy and knowing when I wondered what secrets they would reveal “if these walls could talk”, Haim’s defiant anthem of “baby, don’t save me” became the voice of women in French high society, and Nina Simone’s simple lament felt inspired by the Avenue de Chantilly. Where the more traditional music pairings became incidental, the contemporary pieces were in dialogue with the paintings, both resisting and conforming to the tone suggested by the music.
By sheer chance, gardeners at the Ricci Oddi modern art gallery in Piacenza, Italy discovered Gustav Klimt's 'Portrait of a Lady', which was thought to have been stolen 23 years ago.