The Monaco Masters Show : Chagall & Léger, la couleur et la forme
Under the High Patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, Opera Gallery is pleased to present 'The Monaco Masters Show : Chagall & Léger, la couleur et la forme', from July 4 to August 31, 2025.
This exhibition brings together a wide range of 20th and 21st century artists around two major figures: Marc Chagall and Fernand Léger, both of whom settled on the Côte d'Azur at the end of their lives. With 2025 marking the 40th anniversary of Chagall’s death and 70th anniversary of Léger’s death, this exhibition celebrates their contribution to our understanding of form, colour and the role of representation in art. Pioneers of opposing styles, they left their mark on our vision of Modernism.
On the occasion of 'The Monaco Masters Show', Chagall and Léger are presented alongside such international greats artists as Monet, Picasso, Calder, Dubuffet, Soulages, Lichtenstein, Katz, Warhol, Kusama, Saint Phalle, Wesselmann, Botero, Valdés, Condo, Haring, Basquiat and Hirst. Each, in their own way, continues the legacy of Modernism.
SELECTED WORKS
Alexander Calder, New Old Universe, 1953
Wood, wire, string and paint
106.7 x 185.4 x 8.3 cm | 42 x 73 x 3.3 in
Marc Chagall, The Lover with the Red Profile and the Blue Donkey, 1971
Oil and coloured inks on canvas
38.2 x 45.8 cm | 15 x 18 in
Niki De Saint Phalle, Last Night I Had a Dream, 1968
Painted polyester
Variable dimensions cm | in
Keith Haring, Red-Yellow-Blue #9, 1987
Oil and acrylic on canvas
91,5 x 91,5 cm | 36 x 36 in
Yayoi Kusama, Starry Pumpkin, 2016
Fiberglass reinforced plastic and tile
146.1 x 146.1 x 146.1 cm | 57.5 x 56 x 53 in
Fernand Léger, Deux femmes tenant des fleurs, 1954
Oil on canvas
54.3 x 65 cm | 21.4 x 25.6 in
Roy Lichtenstein, Apple, Grapes, Grapefruit, 1974
Acrylic, oil, and graphite pencil on canvas
101.9 x 137.2 cm | 40.1 x 54 in
Tom Wesselmann, Monica in Robe with Matisse, 1998
Alkyd on cut-out aluminum
127 x 193 cm | 50 x 76 in