 In 1902 Stein's brother Leo Stein left for London, and Stein followed.The following year the two relocated to Paris, where Leo hoped to pursue an art career.From 1903 until 1914, when they dissolved their common household, Gertrude and her brother Leo shared living quarters near the Luxembourg Gardens on the Left Bank of Paris in a two-story apartment (with adjacent studio) located on the interior courtyard at 27 rue de Fleurus, 6th arrondissement.