MUMBAI: The DAG gallery showcases "Deconstructed Realms," featuring 100 Cubist works by 40 artists, blending Indian motifs with modernism, until September 6.

How did the expressive, colorful brushstrokes of Van Gogh influence Matisse and ultimately change the course of modern art?

In an excerpt from his new book “Paris in Ruins,” critic Sebastian Smee breaks down the charged, extravagantly expressive portraits between the painters Berthe Morisot and Édouard Manet.