The Barnes Collection Deserves a Better New Home Than This Oct 16, 2009
I thought their unusual blend of Modernism and handicraft, of industrial and man-made materials, might make a good setting for the idiosyncratic Barnes collection, which consists of famous Impressionists, lesser known local painters, African sculptures, and Pennsylvania Dutch folk artifacts such as keys, locks, and hinges. The main gallery of the Barnes FoundationThe new museum has ancillary facilities largely missing in the olda caf, gift shop, and a special exhibitions areawhich are in... (Slate)
Thousands flock for final fling with Dali Oct 5, 2009
The exhibitions for the Impressionists and Munch did open late - but not 24 hours. And will it be done again. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Selma Koss Holtz; collector with a contagious love of art, people Sep 24, 2009
While Mrs. Holtz worked with a number of museums, she maintained close ties to the end with the Ogunquit Museum of American Art in Maine, and her expertise and research is recognized in a number of its catalogues, among them, American Impressionists in 2000 and paintings of Enneking in 2001. Michael Culver, former director of the Ogunquit museum, now director of Naples Museum in Florida, recalled her as a great source of research while he was at Ogunquit. (Boston Globe)
Spend the night with Dali Sep 10, 2009
The idea of an all-night opening follows the popularity of the gallery's regular art after-dark sessions, where it stays open until 9pm on Wednesdays during the big exhibitions, a trend that began during the Impressionists exhibition in 2004 ... The NGV is confident that Dali will overtake the Art Deco exhibition, which drew 241,000, putting it second only to the Impressionists ... The Impressionists, which drew a record 371,000, was both a drawcard in its own right and as the first chance to... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Endless forms most beautiful Sep 6, 2009
Few today are aware his work directly and indirectly affected such renowned painters as Paul Czanne (1839-1906), Edgar Degas (1834-1917) and Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) and the French Impressionists generally. A stunning example is Degas Little Dancer, Aged 14, a bronze statue that caused a stir when shown in 1880 because, as polite society pointed out in scandalised tones, it had a very simian, monkey-like appearance and looked like something that belonged in a museum of medicine or natural... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Read Indepth Article Aug 18, 2009
They were termed the Expressionists (as apposed to its preceding school of illusion and idealised banality, the Impressionists) and for me, Kafka is a major artist inextricably linked to these creators. They looked deeply into the anguished soul of man and with the surgical scalpel of creative enquiry, laid bare the falseness and illusions of his state and direction. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Paris lends masters for landmark expo Aug 10, 2009
The exhibition comes after the enormous success last year of Turner to Monet, which displayed landscapes by the great impressionists, including Constable, Monet, Seurat and Turner. The exhibition drew more than 180,000 people, each of whom spent an average of $7 in the gallery's shop. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Torrington Artwork Spawns Controversy Aug 7, 2009
In 1863, he and many of the now-famous Impressionists participated in the landmark Salon de Refus. s, or exhibition of rejects, which included Manet's "The Luncheon on the Grass," depicting a nude woman enjoying a picnic with two fully-clothed men. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Top Ten Museums in Paris Jul 31, 2009
The has many works from the Impressionists, and is housed in a spectacular iron train station from the early 20th century. Dancers by Degas, gardens by Monet, outdoor scenes by Renoir and self portraits by Van Gogh are some of the highlights. (Suite101.com)
Skull and Bones: The Haunted Art of James Ensor Jul 19, 2009
He had already dismissed the Impressionists. Who cared about capturing fugitive sunlight when you could be trying to pin down hellfire. (Time.com)
Classical Conversations - An Overvi... Jul 14, 2009
Cycle 2: Pre-Reformation World History Through Today, Ecology, Astronomy, Physical Science, Art (Impressionists, Drawing), English (Pronouns, Adverbs, Conjunctions), Latin (Verb Endings/Conjugations), Bible Memory (Ephesians 6). Cycle 3: U.S. History (Columbus to Current Events), Anatomy, Chemistry, Art (American Masters, Drawing), English (Participles, Irregular Verb Tenses, and Clauses), Latin (Translating John 1), Bible Memory (John 1:1-7). (Suite101.com)
A cooperative effort Jun 29, 2009
" She said visiting the Louvre in 1990 had the biggest impact on her, mostly the style of French impressionists. "I wanted to do the loose representational kind of art, not photo realism," she said. All the artists in Gallery on the Row have an inventory of artwork to hang in their spaces to replace pieces that are purchased. Ms. Warren is a little low on inventory; she's been busy with commissions. One project is due at the end of the month, nine paintings to hang in the cabin under... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Mask, And You Shall Perceive Jun 25, 2009
Before then, he painted as anyone would under the shadow of the Impressionists. Among the earliest works here is "The Rainbow (After the Storm)" from 1880, an Impressionistic blurring of pink, blue and yellow sky. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Late 19th Century Scenes of Summer Jun 22, 2009
Though Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) was born near Pittsburgh, she eventually made her way to Europe and was associated with the French Impressionists for most of her creative life. Cassatt, like her fellow Impressionists Edgar Degas and Claude Monet, would come under the spell of Japanese art during the latter decades of the 19th century and used key principles of Japanese composition and color in her own work. (Suite101.com)
Art.view: Hard times Jun 16, 2009
The market for Impressionists is less volatile than for contemporary painting, but it is also hurting. Sotheby s May sale of Impressionist and Modern art in New York fetched $52. (The Economist)
Green Valley resident Lee Collett comforts Shirley, top, and Lavern. EDWIN ANCHETA PHOTO Jun 3, 2009
They ve held annual shows and have traveled to many areas, including Paris to study the Impressionists and visit museums. The art exhibit runs through June 30 and the public is invited to stop by and see their work Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There are also raffle tickets on sale at the office for some art work on display. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Van Gogh's landscapes finally get their due May 20, 2009
In 1880, van Gogh joined his brother in Paris, where Theo put him in touch with Claude Monet and other successful impressionists. The two years he stayed in the French capital brought a profound change in his work, a brightened palette and a different technique. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
What makes good art? May 11, 2009
It is worth remembering that the Impressionists, now so beloved, were at first greeted with outrage. Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" caused riots. (Boston Globe)
Picasso fails to sell at auction May 7, 2009
7M each in NYC - 2 hrs ago Solid result at Christie's impressionist auction - 3 hrs ago Picassos Sell at Christies Auction, After Faltering at Sothebys - 4 hrs ago Christie's sale of Impressionists, moderns solid - 5 hrs ago No Buyer For Picasso Painting At Auction - 6 hrs ago. SHARED. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Exhibits highlight two great colorists' different methods Apr 12, 2009
Bonnard, on the other hand, although he has long been a favorite of practicing artists, was always tainted by Picasso's scorching dismissal of his work as "a potpourri of indecision." Also, by his reputation as "the last of the Impressionists." Impressionism was a 19th-century phenomenon. Thus, Bonnard - although he lived to 1947 - has tended to be regarded as the end of a line, a man out of time. (Boston Globe)
Art and The Vegetable Apr 2, 2009
Edouard Manet was an innovative painter who associated with and inspired the French Impressionists. Manet of course took on many subjects beyond still lifes, but when he did turn to close-ups of flowers or food, he used thick, expressive brushstrokes. (Suite101.com)
Is this painting worth $16 million Apr 1, 2009
I will be seeing the painting but at the same time I will be thinking what could this money have done for Australian Art could it have even started the next wave of impressionists, the new cubist's or something different I guess will will never know. Posted by: James on April 1, 2009 1:39 PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
* [ ART JOURNAL ] Shining waves, dancing shadows Mar 18, 2009
Jangs process of creation is similar to that of one of the early impressionists. Prior to applying paint to canvas, he sketches outdoors, scrupulously rendering the movement of a body of water, for example, or the dew on a cabbage leaf. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Trademarking 'Painters 11' raises ire of many in art market Mar 17, 2009
The actions by Canadian Art Group, a partnership of veteran dealers John Shearer and his wife Lynda, have raised the ire of many in the Canadian art market including heirs of the artists, representatives of their estates, other dealers, auctioneers and scholars who believe the monikers Painters Eleven and Painters 11 are descriptive, non-proprietary terms like those of the Fauvists, the Impressionists, the Automatistes and the Abstract Expressionists. However, John Shearer disagreed in an... (Globe and Mail)
Monet Exhibits at Te Papa Wellingto... Mar 14, 2009
Monet Exhibits at Te Papa Wellington New Zealand: Works by Monet, Degas, Czanne, Pissaro and other Impressionists ... Works by Monet, Degas, Czanne, Pissaro and other Impressionists ... New Zealand's national museum hosts Monet and the Impressionists until May 2009. (Suite101.com)
Landscape painting shaped the direction of art for a century, then all but vanished. What happened? Mar 1, 2009
It is sometimes hard to remember how radical the Impressionists actually were, but when they took their easels out of the studios, squeezed newly invented synthetic pigments from their newly invented tubes of paint, and worked directly from observation on bright white canvases (as opposed to the traditional brown or red), they were not only following Turner's lead, they were also permanently unsettling the very hierarchy of art. Their portable canvasses emphasized times of day over timeless... (Boston Globe)
Artist Mary Cassatt in Spain Feb 26, 2009
She was eventually invited to exhibit independently with the French Impressionists by artist Edgar Degas, and she would become friends with Degas and linked with the Impressionist group throughout the rest of her life. Sources. (Suite101.com)
The Victorians by Jeremy Paxman Feb 17, 2009
Even at their finest, though, the early work of the Impressionists lacks the skill and clarity of Burne-Jones, Millais and GF Watts - not forgetting, of course, Richard Dadd, whose remarkable masterpiece Away With the Fairies just about sums up this whole project. Digested read, digested: Painting by numbers. (guardian.co.uk)
Korach: Bill King was a master, too Feb 8, 2009
If I was going to compare him to someone, the Impressionists come to mind ... Even though Manet influenced and was influenced by the Impressionists -- especially Monet and Manet's sister-in-law, Berthe Morisot -- he didn't want to be represented as part of a group identity ... Last summer, the San Francisco Legion of Honor featured an exhibit, "The Women Impressionists," which was an ode to Manet and him impact on other artists. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
AUCTIONS: Old Masters' paintings soar at Christie's sale Feb 8, 2009
The boldness of the work, which goes far beyond anything the French Impressionists would attempt in the 19th century, heralds the evolution toward Abstractionism that would take place in the early 1900s. Christie's estimate was $500,000 to $800,000. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Art.view: Phew! Feb 7, 2009
Exhibited the year after it was completed in the seminal Troisi;me Exposition de Peintures in Paris (which was the first time Monet and his friends referred to themselves in public as Impressionists) it features a pretty girl under a parasol lying in a field of flowers. The picture has appealed to buyers of all tastes. (The Economist)
