Henri Matisse

RFT Spring Arts Guide 2012: Visual Arts

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Masterpiece Theatre

A passion for high-priced paintings leads to one big art ache

The Master

His inspired passion made him a favorite in the art world. Now Marcel Salinas is stuck in St. Louis, where hardly anybody knows his name.

Simple Grace

Using two-dimensional forms, Ellsworth Kelly and Henri Matisse evoke depth and power

Fresh Paint

Technology is challenging painters to re-examine their craft; two shows highlight new work in the age-old art form

The Reich Stuff

Brent Benjamin and the St. Louis Art Museum are examining whether 102 paintings in the collection have any ties to Nazi looting. But they won't identify the paintings for fear of tainting the works as "suspect." Their caution only raises suspicion.

French Connection

German artist Max Beckmann's fervent wish to have his works exhibited alongside those of his Paris School rivals is finally fulfilled in a show at the St. Louis Art Museum