Artists

Pablo Picasso

"Guernica" (1937)
a striking anti-war mural that uses a monochrome colour scheme and deformed, tortured characters to portray the atrocities of the Spanish Civil War.

Jackson Pollock

"No. 5, 1948" (1948)
An iconic drip painting with chaotic layers of splattered paint that communicates raw passion and energy, perfectly capturing Pollock's abstract expressionist style.

Andy Warhol

"Marilyn Diptych" (1962)
A powerful pop art piece that explores issues of celebrity and mortality through fifty vividly coloured and monochromatic pictures of Marilyn Monroe.

Salvador DalĂ­

"The Persistence of Memory" (1931)
A dreamlike scene with melting clocks represents the fluidity and unpredictability of time in this surreal masterpiece.

Frida Kahlo

"The Two Fridas" (1939)
A moving double self-portrait with two selves linked by a common vein illustrates Kahlo's dual heritage and personal problems.

Henri Matisse

"The Dance" (1910)
a colourful illustration with flowing lines and vivid colours that shows five nudists dancing in a circle and praising harmony and movement.