Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth. So said Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), arguably the modern worlds most gifted and celebrated artist who left his indelible stamp on 20th century painting, sculpture and architecture.

Reclusive, volatile, iconoclastic, Jackson Pollock (1912 - 956), celebrated American painter, was a tormented genius who became one of the most important exponents of Abstract Expressionism.