The Almanac, one of our sister papers, published a nice arts story this week about Sarah Stein: art collector, art-school patron and leader of art salons in her homes in Paris and Palo Alto. A friend and patron to Matisse -- and sister-in-law to Gertrude Stein -- Sarah is a focus in her own right of a current show at SFMOMA, "The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso and the Parisian Avant-Garde."Sarah Stein's fascinating life included helping Matisse found the l'Academie Matisse in Paris in 1908; she and her husband, Michael, provided financial support and encouragement. Sarah was also a portrait subject for the artist. Later, Stanford professors and students often visited her art collection in her Kingsley Street home and listened to her read from Matisse's letters, according to the Almanac story.
"She had an almost spiritual, deep connection to Matisse's work," SFMOMA curator Carrie Pilto is quoted as saying in the story. Read it here.
Art researcher Sheryl Nonnenberg of Menlo Park is also scheduled to give a talk on Sarah Stein at 11 a.m. this Saturday at the Menlo Park City Council Chambers, 701 Laurel St.
Pictured: Henri Matisse's 1916 oil portrait on canvas of Sarah Stein, part of the SFMOMA Sarah and Michael Stein Memorial Collection. Copyright: Succession H. Matisse, Paris/Artists Rights Society, New York.
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