The Kimbell Art Museum has acquired the painting Christ and the Woman of Samaria, dated to 1619–20, by the Italian artist Guercino, one of the foremost painters of his time. The purchase was announced today by the Museum’s director, Eric M. Lee. The painting dates from Guercino’s early, rarest, and most desirable period, when the … Continue reading Rare Guercino Painting Acquired by Kimbell
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Kimbell to Make Major Acquisition Announcement
A crowd gathered at the Kimbell Art Museum was told by Director Dr. Eric McCauley Lee to "watch the papers" for a major museum acquisition announcement this coming Friday. The news came while standing in front of Michelangelo’s The Torment of Saint Anthony, a work Lee says in more ordinary economic times would have found a … Continue reading Kimbell to Make Major Acquisition Announcement
Artist Finds Inspiration in Vintage Fashions
Fashion sketch artist Ward Nipper is finding inspiration in the clothing and accessories offered at vintage markets. This weekend he's heading to Modern Vintage Chicago where he'll put poses by a friend and model on paper. “Drawing is an important creative outlet for me,” Nipper says. “When I was a kid I used to think it … Continue reading Artist Finds Inspiration in Vintage Fashions
John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women Coming to Fenimore Art Museum
A major exhibition featuring the works of the foremost American portrait painter of the late 19th-century, John Singer Sargent, opens at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York on May 29, 2010. John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women features approximately 25 paintings of Sargent's portraits of American women and connects the artist's … Continue reading John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women Coming to Fenimore Art Museum
Picasso and the Avant-Garde (in Philadelphia)
One of the most innovative and influential artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso was at his most inventive between 1905 and 1945. The Philadelphia Museum of Art is currently exhibiting Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris (February 24 - April 25, 2010) surveying Picasso’s remarkable output during these years, from the pioneering role he … Continue reading Picasso and the Avant-Garde (in Philadelphia)
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