Soutine: Portrait of Miestchaninoff 1923/4 The question poses itself at the Museum of the art and history of Judaism. Is there such a thing as Jewish art? The short answer is that there is no 'Jewish' art.... just Jewish artists. Some of the greatest are on show at the Museum, in the Marais area of Paris, including Soutine, Modigliani, sculptress Chana Orloff and a few Chagalls. All are artists of the School of Paris. Most knew each other and several worked side by side. Paris was a rich melting pot in the early 20th century. Sonia Delaunay: Philomène 1907 Sonia Delaunay's original name was Sara Elievna Stern. Born in Odessa, she came to Paris in 1906 from St Petersburg, where her uncle had brought her up. Urged to return home by her family, but wanting to stay, Sonia made a 'mariage blanc' (marriage of convenience) with critic and art dealer Wilhelm Uhde in 1908. Like the fauves painters and Matisse, she used areas of flat pure colour, with a heavy o...