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2d ago
Tate Modern
Franz Marc Tiger 1912. Lenbachhaus Munich, Donation of Bernhard and Elly Koehler
In the early 20th century, an international circle of friends came together to transform modern art. Their story is told in a major new exhibition at Tate Modern – Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and the Blue Rider – celebrating their radical experimentation with form, colour, sound and performance. The show draws on the world’s richest collection of expressionist masterpieces at the Lenbachhaus in Munich, alongside rare loans from public and private collections, incl ..read more
Art History News
1w ago
Chefs d’œuvres des collections du musée de l’Orangerie
Du 19 mars au 30 juin 2024
Paul Cézanne
Portrait de Madame Cézanne, entre 1885 et 1895
Musée de l'Orangerie
© RMN-Grand Palais (Musée de l'Orangerie) / Daniel Arnaudet
Voir la notice de l'œuvre
Les œuvres de Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) et d'Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) conservées au musée de l’Orangerie et rassemblées par le marchand d’art Paul Guillaume (1891-1934), puis par son épouse Domenica (1898-1977) après son décès, constituent le cœur de cette exposition. Le corpus permet un panorama couvrant une grande partie de la carri ..read more
Art History News
1w ago
Museo Picasso Málaga
30 April to 29 September 2024
Tomorrow, 30 April, sees the opening of the exhibition María Blanchard. A Painter in Spite of Cubism. Through its 85 works this retrospective will offer a chronological survey of the different stages in the artistic life of the painter María Blanchard (Santander 1881 - Paris, 1932).
Blanchard was the first woman in Spain to adopt the Cubist style and to experiment with fragmentation and multiple perspectives in her compositions, for which reason her contribution to the modern movement is considered p ..read more
Art History News
3w ago
Musée d’Orsay
March 26th to July 14th, 2024
National Gallery of Art, Washington
September 8, 2024 to January 20, 2025
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Impression, Soleil Levant, 1872
Paris, Musée Marmottan Monet
Don Eugène et Victorine Donop de Monchy (donateurs)
© musée Marmottan Monet, Paris / Studio Baraja SLB
What exactly happened in Paris in that spring of 1874, and what sense should we make today of an exhibition that has become legendary? “Paris 1874. The Impressionist Moment” seeks to trace the advent of an artistic movement that emerged in a rapidly changing world.
“Paris 18 ..read more
Art History News
1M ago
Following the success of its first edition held in April 2023 of Art Impressionniste et Moderne: Oeuvres choisies, Christie’s Paris is thrilled to present a highly curated sale of around 25 works by some of the most sought-after artists coming from prestigious private collections.
Some of these works are complete discoveries such as the top lot of the sale, an intrinsically Fauve painting by Andre Derain painted near Collioure in 1905, in which he portrays his friends Matisse and Etienne Terrus, the Catalan artist who greeted them when both artists visited Collioure during that pivotal su ..read more
Art History News
1M ago
Christie’s next auction of Modern American Art on 18 April will feature a strong selection of early 20th century painting, drawing and sculpture. Leading the sale is Milton Avery’s vibrant Female Painter of 1945 along with other significant paintings by Thomas Hart Benton, Charles Burchfield and Fairfield Porter. A stunning selection of still-life painting includes Georgia O’Keeffe’s Blue Morning Glory and Florine Stettheimer’s Tulips Under a Canopy. American Illustration will also be highlighted with Maxfield Parrish’s masterwork Ottaq ..read more
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1M ago
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1M ago
Childs Gallery
Benediction in Georgia, 1916
Lithograph, 16 1/2 x 20 inches
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George Bellows was first introduced to fine art lithography by Albert Sterner in 1916 and quickly became the leading printmaker of the Ashcan School. As he gained proficiency in lithography, Bellows would later employ the services of master printers George C. Miller and Bolton Brown. Bellows' work in lithography helped to expand the use of the medium as fine art in the United States.
Childs Gallery is pleased to present a grou ..read more
Art History News
1M ago
Barnes Foundation
June 23–September 8, 2024
In summer 2024, the Barnes Foundation will present Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes, an exhibition featuring a selection of renowned canvases from its modern European art collection. Co-curated by curator Cindy Kang and assistant curator Corrinne Chong, this exhibition—including approximately 35 iconic works by Henri Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir from the second floor of the Barnes collection galleries—reflects the expansion of the Barnes’s educational program, emphasizing the historical and cultural context of the w ..read more
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1M ago
Bruce Museum
April 9-Oct. 13
A new exhibition of Andy Warhol’s works coming to the Bruce Museum provides art enthusiasts the opportunity to see some of the 20th century’s most celebrated and quintessentially American images at an intimate scale. “Andy Warhol: small is beautiful,” on view April 9-Oct. 13, will invite viewers to look closely at iconic works in a more personal size—some as diminutive as 5-by-5 inches. The comprehensive exhibition includes nearly 100 paintings and sheds light on the working process of one of the leading figures of the Pop art movement.
“E ..read more