WORKS by two of the greatest names in 20th Century art - Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse - will feature in a major autumn exhibition in North Yorkshire.

The exhibition will run from September 10 to October 30 at Nunnington Hall, a National Trust property near Helmsley.

There will be many original lithographs and etchings on display as well as a number of Picasso ceramics.

Born in Spain, Picasso was a child prodigy and encouraged greatly by his art-teacher father, yet he was always known as a rebel and experimented with different styles and innovative ways of expressing his work.

Matisse was born in Le Cateau in France and initially planned a career as a law- yer.

However, after an acute attack of appendicitis, he began to paint.

Altogether, about 40 works by the two artists will be featured in the exhibition.

For more information, contact Nunnington Hall on (01439) 748283