'From Monet to Warhol' Exhibition Charts a Dazzling Journey Through Modern Art

The Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation presents an extraordinary new temporary exhibition, “From Monet to Warhol: Three Generations, One Collection, A Journey Through the Evolution of Modern Art,” inviting Athenian audiences to explore masterpieces of modern and contemporary art. Featuring 83 works by 45 of the most influential artists of the past century and more, the exhibition spans over twelve artistic movements, offering a vivid dialogue that charts the evolution of painting from Impressionism to the present day.

View of the exhibition “From Monet to Warhol”.

View of the exhibition “From Monet to Warhol”.

Iconic figures such as Bonnard, Chagall, De Kooning, Degas, Dufy, Ernst, Gauguin, Kandinsky, Lichtenstein, Magritte, Man Ray, Marquet, Matisse, Modigliani, Monet, Morisot, Munch, Picasso, Pissarro, Seurat, Signac, Toulouse-Lautrec, Vuillard and Warhol are complemented by lesser-known yet equally influential artists like Angrand, Anquetin, Denis, Feininger, Friesz, Hayet, Lacombe, Laugé, Pourtau, Ranson, Redon, Sérusier, Szafran, Vallotton and others.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), The Clowness at the Moulin-Rouge, 1897. Lithograph in crayon, pencil and splatter, printed in six colours. Unique trial proof with red chalk highlights on wove paper | 46 x 35 cm

René Magritte (1898-1967),The House, circa 1947.Gouache on paper laid down on cardboard | 24.5 x 18.8 cm

Together, their works create a rare opportunity to witness pivotal moments in modern art history, from the shimmering brushstrokes of Impressionism to the bold vibrancy of Pop Art, with intermediate explorations of Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Abstraction, and Surrealism.

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Bullfight, 1960. Mixed technique on paper | 50.5 x 65.5 cm

With the Refined Eye and Aesthetic of Three Generations of Collectors

The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous loan of a Swiss private collection, cultivated through three generations of collectors. Combining personal vision with refined aesthetic sensibility, the collection exemplifies the coherence, depth, and narrative quality characteristic of the world’s most distinguished private holdings. In dialogue with the museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition emphasizes how each collector’s instinct, choices, and perspective shape a unique storytelling of art history.

Works from this collection have previously been displayed in major international institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMA in New York, the Royal Academy of Arts and Tate Modern in London, the Musée d’Orsay, Grand Palais and Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, and the Beyeler Foundation in Basel. Despite its international acclaim, this marks only the second time — and the first in Greece — that such an extensive and representative ensemble has been presented to the public.

Curated by Maria Koutsomalli-Moreau, Head of Collections at the B&E Goulandris Foundation, and Marina Ferretti Bocquillon, Honorary Scientific Director of the Musée des impressionnismes in Giverny, the exhibition is accompanied by a detailed trilingual catalogue (Greek, English, and French) documenting each artwork and its historical context.