1911 Born on December 25.

1923 Begins to help out at her parents’ tapestry workshop.

1932 After earning her baccalauréat, enrolls at the Sorbonne to study mathematics, but later abandons that discipline for art. In subsequent years, attends various Parisian art schools, including the École des Beaux-Arts, Académie de la Grande-Chaumière, and École du Louvre, and works in the studios of a number of different artists, including Roger Bissière, André Lhote, and Fernand Léger.

Takes a trip to the Soviet Union.

The Collection

Mark Rothko

Untitled, 1952–53

Jeff Koons

Puppy, 1992

Richard Serra

The Matter of Time, 1994–2005

Anselm Kiefer

The Land of the Two Rivers, 1995

Jeff Koons

Tulips, 1995–2004

Eduardo Chillida

How Profound Is the Air, 1996

Jenny Holzer

Installation for Bilbao, 1997

Louise Bourgeois

Maman, 1999

Jenny Holzer

Like Beauty In Flames, 2021