Art Knowledge News - Keeping You in Touch with the World of Art...

---

• The Courtald Gallery To Feature "Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril"
• Agnews Presents Previously Unseen Works by Painter Matthew Radford
• Kirkland Museum in Denver Highlights The Modernist Clashes of the 1940's
• The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo Presents a Kohei Nawa Solo Show
• Gallery Expo Exhibits Monochromatic Art Images
• The Louvre Presents 'The Art of Paper' ~ an Exhibition of 70 Works on Paper
• The 2011 London Antique Map Fair at the Royal Geographical Society Opens
• The Royal Academy To Host "Eyewitness: Hungarian Photography in the 20th Century"
• AKN Editor Visits The Kunstmuseum Basel in Switzerland ~ The World’s First Public Museum
• Major Surrealism Exhibition To Open At Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art
• Art Images Libraries Now Online and Free
• The Moscow Museum of Modern Art Opens Alexandra Exter Retrospective
• 'Annie Liebovitz ~ Women' on view at the Brevard Art Museum
• Artist Jeff Koons Presents His 'Cracked Egg' Sculpture at the Pinchuk Art Centre
• Portland Museum of Art's Winslow Homer Illustrations to Appear Online
• Metropolitan Museum Celebrates the Holidays by Opening on "Holiday Mondays"
• Las Vegas Resort Casino Designed by Cesar Pelli Includes Public Fine Art Program
• U. of Maine Museum of Art to feature Paintings by Megan Chase
• Kresge Art Museum Acquires Rare 17th Century Dutch Jan van Goyen Painting
• Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review"

The Courtald Gallery To Feature "Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril" Posted: 10 Jun 2011 11:11 PM PDT London.- The Courtald Gallery is proud to present "Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril: Beyond the Moulin Rouge" from June 16th through September 18th. Nicknamed La Mélinite after a powerful form of explosive, the dancer Jane Avril (1868-1943) was one of the stars of the Moulin Rouge in the 1890s. Known for her alluring style and exotic persona, her fame was assured by a series of dazzlingly inventive posters designed by the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901). Jane Avril became an emblematic figure in Lautrec's world of dancers, cabaret singers, musicians and prostitutes.  However, she was also a close friend of the artist and he painted a series of striking portraits of her which contrast starkly with his exuberant posters. The exhibition explores different public and private images of Jane Avril.  Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril: Beyond the Moulin Rouge brings together a rich group of paintings, posters and prints from international collections to celebrate a remarkable creative partnership which captured the excitement and spectacle of bohemian Paris. In contrast to Toulouse-Lautrec, who was a member of one of France's oldest noble families, Jane Avril was the daughter of a courtesan. Born Jeanne Beaudon, she suffered an abusive childhood and, aged thirteen, ran away from home. The following year she entered the formidable Salpêtrière hospital in Paris to be treated for a nervous disorder popularly known as St Vitus' Dance. It was at one of the bal des folles, the fancy dress balls which the hospital organised for its patients, that she took her first dance steps and found both her cure and her vocation.  New research undertaken for this exhibition examines the connections between her eccentric movements, described by one observer as an 'orchid in a frenzy', and contemporary medical theories of female hysteria. Her experiences helped shape her public persona and, as a performer, she was not only known as La Mélinite but also as L'Etrange (the Strange One) and Jane La Folle (Crazy Jane). At the age of twenty she was taken on by the Moulin Rouge as a professional dancer.  Adopting the stage name Jane Avril (suggested to her by an English lover), she was determined to make her mark as a star in the flourishing world of the Montmartre dance-halls and cabarets, which featured such larger-than-life personalities as 'La Goulue (the Glutton)', 'Grille d'Egout (Sewer-grate)' and 'Nini les-Pattes-en-l'air (Nini legs-aloft)'. The ability to generate publicity through a carefully crafted image was the key to success and celebrity in the entertainment industry of Montmartre. A racy portrait of the brazen La Goulue, lent to the exhibition by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, underscores the contrasting sophistication of Avril's public image. The epicentre of this world was the famous Moulin Rouge. Opened in 1889, it offered customers a nightly programme of performances by its roster of stars. 'At the Moulin Rouge', an exceptional loan from the Art Institute of Chicago, is one of Toulouse-Lautrec's most celebrated paintings and a highlight of the exhibition. It serves as the artist's homage to this venue as well as a monumental group portrait of his circle.  Shown from the rear, Jane Avril is instantly recognizable by her red hair. The scandalous La Goulue is seen with raised arms in the background, where the diminutive figure of Lautrec can also be made out. The ghostly face of May Milton, one of several English performers, looms into the canvas from the right. Although she also sang, Jane Avril's true vocation was as a solo dancer and she devised her own choreographic routines and dress. Combining sensuality and ethereal detachment, her remarkable performances captured the imagination of artists and writers alike. Lautrec's friend, Paul Leclercq, described the scene: 'In the midst of the crowd, there was a stir, and a line of people started to form: Jane Avril was dancing, twirling, gracefully, lightly, a little madly; pale, skinny, thoroughbred, she twirled and reversed, weightless, fed on flowers;  Lautrec was shouting out his admiration.' Jane Avril became the subject of some of Lautrec's greatest posters, landmarks in the history of both art and advertising.  One of the first was made to promote Avril's appearance at the Jardin de Paris, to which a special bus ran every night after the Moulin Rouge closed at eleven. This large and dramatic poster shows Jane Avril in the provocative high kick of the cancan, framed by the hand of a musician grasping the neck of a double-bass. The radical composition reflects Lautrec's admiration for Japanese prints.  The poster was an instant hit and Avril credited it with launching her career. No less striking is the image of Jane Avril seen in profile as a member of the audience at the venue known as the 'Divan Japonais'.  As in all his publicity posters, Lautrec focuses on enhancing the uniquely recognisable aspects of his subject's appearance. Referring to this image of Avril, the critic Frantz Jourdain praised 'the svelte spectator with her sharp eye, her provocative lips, her tall slender, adorably vicious body'. One of Lautrec's last posters of Avril shows her full length; a snake coils up her dress, animating her wild dance. In 1896 Jane Avril travelled to London to perform at the Palace Theatre as part of the troupe of Mademoiselle Eglantine. At her personal request Toulouse-Lautrec designed a poster for the performance which shows Avril at the end of the line of four cancan dancers, captured in a brilliant froth of petticoats and black stockings. The exhibition reunites a group of material relating to this commission, including a preparatory drawing, Avril's letter to Lautrec from London and the programme for the Palace Theatre. Avril's repertoire included songs such as 'Mon Anglais (My Englishman)'. She admired England and critics speculated that aspects of her dance style and attire had English origins. She noted pointedly in her memoirs that 'over there, one lives freely, without bothering others or making fun of them, as happens so often at home'. New research has uncovered further fascinating details about Lautrec and Avril's connections with England, including the first British exhibition of works by Lautrec in 1894. Toulouse-Lautrec's relationship with Jane Avril was closer than with any of his other Montmartre subjects and she remained the artist's loyal friend until his death. A photograph records Lautrec wearing Avril's hat and scarf to a fancy dress party in 1892. Their friendship is reflected in a series of remarkable portraits in which the star is shown as a private individual, in contrast with her exotic poster image and her performances at the Moulin Rouge. An arresting bust-length portrait of Avril, loaned by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, focuses on her startlingly white and angular face. The Courtauld Gallery's 'Jane Avril in the Entrance to the Moulin Rouge' captures Avril on the cusp of public and private worlds. A carriage is glimpsed in the background while the hat and coat on the wall may allude to her male admirers. However, she seems withdrawn and far older than her twenty-two years. In 'Jane Avril leaving the Moulin Rouge', Avril is shown as a passer-by, an elegant but anonymous and solitary figure. The exhibition reunites these portraits for the first time and also includes a rich documentary section exploring the intersection of Avril's medical history and her public persona. Toulouse-Lautrec's death in 1901 marked the end of the golden age of Montmartre. Jane Avril went on to perform briefly as a stage actress before marrying and settling into bourgeois obscurity. Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril examines a friendship which has come to define the world of the Moulin Rouge. However, it also looks beyond Avril's identity as a star of Lautrec's posters to consider the complex personal histories and the cultural changes which lay behind this remarkable creative partnership. The Courtauld Gallery is one of the finest small museums in the world. Its collection stretches from the early Renaissance into the 20th century and is particularly renowned for the unrivalled collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings. The Gallery also holds an outstanding collection of drawings and prints and fine example of sculpture and decorative arts. The Courtauld Gallery's collection is one of the most important and best-loved in Britain. Especially famous for its outstanding Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, the collection reaches from the early Renaissance to Modernist works of the 20th century. After a major refurbishment of the Gallery's first floor rooms the new hang and re-interpretation of the world-famous collection were unveiled in June 2011. Visit the museum's website at ... http://www.courtauld.ac.uk

Agnews Presents Previously Unseen Works by Painter Matthew Radford Posted: 10 Jun 2011 10:38 PM PDT LONDON.- The 2011 contemporary programme at Agnew's Gallery takes a turn towards illusory abstraction in June with an exhibition of previously unseen works by painter Matthew Radford. The exhibition is on view from June 8th through June 29th, 2011. This remarkable body of work develops Radford's signature themes of people, crowds and the spectator.

Kirkland Museum in Denver Highlights The Modernist Clashes of the 1940's Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:53 PM PDT Denver, CO.- The Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art in Denver presents "15 Colorado Artists: Breaking With tradition" on view until July 31st. Original artwork of the founding members of this modernist group, some from their first exhibit launched in December of 1948, will be on view. Never-before-seen vintage photos of the artists and reproductions of the newspapers where much of the modernist debate in Denver was hashed out will also be displayed. Those who led the modernist charge in 1948 (and who are featured in the exhibition) include  Don Allen, John Billmyer, Marion Buchan, Mina Conant, Eo Kirchner, Moritz Krieg, Duard Marshall, Louise Ronnebeck, William Sanderson, Paul K. Smith, J. Richard Sorby, Frank Vavra and Vance Kirkland, in whose former home the Kirkland Museum is based. Curators Hugh Grant and Deborah Wadsworth will publish articles in a book that will accompany the exhibition.

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo Presents a Kohei Nawa Solo Show Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:34 PM PDT Tokyo.- The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo presents "Kohei Nawa: Synthesis" on view from June 11th through August 28th. This solo exhibition presents the work of Kohei Nawa (1975-), who develops sculpture and spatial expressions utilizing the concept of the 'Cell'. Nawa uses fluid matrials and media, such as beads, prisms, expanded polyurethane, silicone oil, etc., as metaphors for the senses and thoughts of the information society, creating equivocal expressions of the reality of the body, perception, and a sensitivity that wavers between digital and analog. In addition to his work in various categories, he is active and recognized internationally, collaborating with people in the fields of music, fashion and product design, as well as producing public art in team projects. This exhibition will explore the origins and boundaries of NAWA's synthetic interface; the interface which connects the senses and the material, our "skin", while simultaneously pondering approaches to future work.

Gallery Expo Exhibits Monochromatic Art Images Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:10 PM PDT Long Beach, CA.- Gallery Expo are currently featuring hosts of photographers and artists in an exhibit of over 60 monochromatic images, including landscapes, architecture, portraits and still life. The images are part of a month-long exhibit, on view until June 25th, titled "Monochromatic Moments" featuring moments and subjects best presented in the classic tones of black & white. The artists' reception, which will be held Saturday, June 18, from 6 to 8 pm, will feature live music, snacks and a no-host, donation bar.

The Louvre Presents 'The Art of Paper' ~ an Exhibition of 70 Works on Paper Posted: 10 Jun 2011 06:27 PM PDT PARIS.- For this exhibition, seventy works on paper by some fifty artists active between the fifteenth century and the present day have been selected from the print and drawing collections of three museums in Paris—the Musée du Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, and the Centre Pompidou—as well as from a number of other French collections.

The 2011 London Antique Map Fair at the Royal Geographical Society Opens Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:52 PM PDT LONDON.- The 2011 London Map Fair, taking place in the historic surroundings of the Royal Geographical Society, is the most established and largest antiquarian map fair in Europe: over forty of the leading national and international specialist map dealers will be exhibiting in June. Visitors to the fair will discover a vast selection of original antique maps covering the whole world and printed between the 15th and 19th centuries.

The Royal Academy To Host "Eyewitness: Hungarian Photography in the 20th Century" Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:40 PM PDT London.- This summer, the Royal Academy of Arts will stage an exhibition dedicated to the birth of modern photography, featuring the work of Brassaï, Robert Capa, André Kertész, László Moholy-Nagy and Martin Munkácsi. Each left their homeland Hungary to make their names in Europe and the USA, profoundly influencing the course of modern photography. "Eyewitness: Hungarian Photography in the 20th Century" will be on view in the Sackler Wing of Galleries from June 30th through October 2nd. Many other talented photographers who remained in Hungary, such as Rudolf Balogh and Károly Escher, will also be represented in the exhibition. Over 200 photographs from 1914 to 1989 will show how these world renowned photographers were at the forefront  of stylistic developments and reveal their achievements in the context of the rich photographic tradition of Hungary. Brassaï, Capa, Kertész, Moholy-Nagy and Munkácsi are each known for the important changes they brought about in photojournalism, documentary, art and fashion photography. By following their paths through Germany, France and the USA, the exhibition will explore their distinct approaches, signalling key aspects of modern photography. André Kertész (1894 – 1985) showed an intuitive talent for photography which blossomed when he moved to Paris in 1925.  Using a hand-held camera,  he captured lyrical impressions of the ephemeral moments of everyday urban life. Proud of being self-taught, Kertész considered himself an 'eternal amateur' whose vision remained fresh; his highly personal style paved the way for a subjective, humanist approach to photography. A painter and designer as well as a photographer, László Moholy-Nagy (1895 – 1946) became an instructor at the Bauhaus in 1922.  He was a pioneer of photograms, photomontage and visual theory, using unconventional perspectives and bold tonal  contrasts to manifest his radical approach. His camera-less images and experimental techniques reflect on the centrality of light to the medium. Martin Munkácsi (1896 – 1963) was a highly successful photographer first in Budapest, then Berlin, covering everything from Greta Garbo to the Day of Potsdam. He moved to the US in 1934, securing a lucrative position with Harper's Bazaar, revolutionising fashion photography by liberating it from the studio. Taking photographs of models and celebrities outdoors, he invested his photographs with a dynamism and vitality that became his hallmark. The image of modern Paris was defined by Brassaï (1899 – 1984).  Introduced to photography by Kertész, who was then at the heart of an energetic émigré community of artists, Brassaï is known for his classic portraits of Pablo Picasso.  His stunning photographs of sights, streets and people bring vividly to life the nocturnal characters and potent atmosphere of the city at night. Robert Capa (1913 – 1954) left Hungary aged seventeen, first for Berlin where he took up photography, then on to Paris. He is often called the 'greatest war photographer' documenting the Spanish Civil War, the D-Day landings and other events of World War II.  In 1947, he cofounded Magnum Photos with Henri Cartier-Bresson and George Rodger. The exhibition will also celebrate the diversity of the photographic milieu in Hungary, from the early 20th century professional and club photography of Rudolf Balogh, Károly Escher and József Pécsi, to the more recent documentary and art photography of Péter Korniss and Gábor Kerekes. Key works by over forty photographers will show how major changes in modern photography have been interpreted through a particularly Hungarian sensibility. Varied subject matter will include 'Magyar style' rural images; urbanite 'New Objectivity' photography in Budapest and Berlin; vivacious fashion photographs; powerful photojournalism of war; and emotive social documentary in post-war Hungary. Highlights include images from Brassaï's  Paris by Night series, and such iconic photographs as Capa's  Death of a Loyalist Militiaman, 1936; Munkácsi's Four Boys at Lake Tanganyika, c. 1930 and Kertész's Satiric Dancer, 1926. The exhibition will feature works from the Hungarian National Museum of Photography in Kecskemét together with the National Museum Budapest and public and private collections in Hungary and the UK. Visit the Royal Academy's website at ... http://www.royalacademy.org.uk

AKN Editor Visits The Kunstmuseum Basel in Switzerland ~ The World’s First Public Museum Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:40 PM PDT The fascinating history of Basel's public art collection (the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel) can be traced back to the 17th century. When it acquired of the Amerbach Kabinett (a Humanist-inspired collection begun in the pre-Reformation era), Basel became the first municipality to possess its own art collection long before princely collections were made accessible to the public in other cities of Europe. On the death of Basilius Amerbach (1533-1591), grandson of the famous printer and son of a distinguished lawyer who had been a close friend of Erasmus, the encyclopaedic collection contained not only some 60 paintings (among them 15 by Hans Holbein the Younger) and a very large portfolio of drawings and prints, but natural objects, ethnographic artefacts and a library as well. In 1671 the art collection was transferred to the "Zur Mücke" house near the Cathedral Square and opened to the public, becoming one of the city's major attractions. In 1823 the Amerbach art collection, which had already been enhanced by donations from the Council and private donors, was merged with the holdings of as second museum started by jurist Remigius Faesch (1595-1667). This brought not only further paintings by Hans Holbein the Younger, but also important works by 15th to17th century artists from the Upper-Rhine region into the collection. In 1849, the need for more display space resulted in a move to the late classicist, multi-purpose building by Melchior Berri in Augustinergasse (which still houses the Museum of Natural History and the Museum today). A bequest by Samuel Birrmann (1793-1843), a Basel painter and art dealer, helped to introduce an acquisition policy, and in 1855 a fund earmarked for contemporary Swiss art was established under the aegis of the Museum Commission. The Canton of Basel-Stadt, too, has been providing acquisition funding since 1903. With the completion of a purpose-built building by architects Rudolf Christ and Paul Bonatz in St. Alban-Graben, the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung moved into the Kunstmuseum Basel in its present form in 1936. The building has been thoroughly refurbished over the past few years. For additional display space The Museum für Gegenwartskunst was established in a converted factory at St. Alban-Rheinweg in 1980. A joint venture with the Emanuel Hoffmann and Christoph Merian Foundations, many more recent works were transferred from the Kunstmuseum to the new museum. Never content to stand still, the next great challenge for the Kunstmuseum is implementing a planned expansion. This new building, will be located opposite the museum, is intended to be a special exhibition area offering the visitor a constantly new experience. Much remains to be done before the projected opening date of 2015, but its completion will be the latest chapter in this museum's long tradition of re-invention and growth. Visit the museum's website at: http://www.kunstmuseumbasel.ch

Major Surrealism Exhibition To Open At Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:38 PM PDT Brisbane, Australia (ABC Limelight).- Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art have announced a major new exhibition of Dali, Magritte, Miró, Picasso, Man Ray and other surrealists. "Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams" opens in June and showcases Europe's most important and extensive collection of surrealist works from the Musée National d'Art Moderne at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The Gallery of Modern Art, which opened in December 2006, complements the Queensland Art Gallery building. Situated at Kurilpa Point only 150 metres from the Queensland Art Gallery building, the Gallery of Modern Art focuses on the art of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Art Images Libraries Now Online and Free Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:36 PM PDT PRWeb - Art Knowledge News (AKN) has published daily for 6+ years and is distributed free to over 800,000 registered subscribers, worldwide.  Now anyone can have access to the 20,000 plus fine art and photography images from its archives, and the images can be used without registration or any cost. Two image libraries are available for public use and they will have great value to art lovers, collectors, art historians, art critics, students, artists seeking inspiration, and the two libraries grow everyday by the addition of new images daily.

The Moscow Museum of Modern Art Opens Alexandra Exter Retrospective Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:35 PM PDT MOSCOW.- An unprecedented retrospective exhibition of works by Alexandra Exter hosted by the Moscow Museum of Modern Art is a truly remarkable event. Alexandra Exter, one of the 'amazons' and brightest stars of the Russian avant-garde, took part in most significant shows of the new art, including exhibitions of 'Jack of Diamonds' group and 'Union of Youth', '№ 4' and 'Tram B', 'Shop', '5×5=25' and so on. One cannot imagine innovative Russian art of the early 20th century without this artist's oeuvre. On view 29 May through 22 August, 2010.

'Annie Liebovitz ~ Women' on view at the Brevard Art Museum Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:34 PM PDT MELBOURNE, FL –  World famous for her photography, Annie Leibovitz is a respected artist whose insightful portraits reveal the layered personalities of her subjects. Spectacular large format photographs will stimulate the viewer's definitions of beauty and gender. Recognizable cultural icons and ordinary women will transfix audiences when the exhibition Annie Leibovitz: Women  graces the galleries of the Brevard Art Museum from January 10 through March 8, 2009.

Artist Jeff Koons Presents His 'Cracked Egg' Sculpture at the Pinchuk Art Centre Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:32 PM PDT KIEV.- The Pinchuk Art Centre presents a major international group exhibition with 19 leading artists of our time, devoted to Sexuality and Transcendence as a central theme of contemporary art. On view from April 24, 2010 through September 16, 2010 the exhibition examines the diversity and complexity of the art produced on this theme today. The show displays the sparkling dialogue of various artistic approaches in the tension field between the two extremes of raw sexuality and a sublime transformation into transcendence.

Portland Museum of Art's Winslow Homer Illustrations to Appear Online Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:31 PM PDT PORTLAND, ME.- On June 5, the Portland Museum of Art will debut a website of highlights from its Winslow Homer illustrations collection. This groundbreaking online gallery on the Museum's website, www.portlandmuseum.org, will provide searchable and zoomable access to more than 250 of Homer's wood engravings. Many of these works have never been seen by the public before. The engravings are part of a gift of 445 Homer wood engravings given to the Museum by Peggy and Harold Osher in 1991, a nearly comprehensive collection of Homer's graphic work. The launch of this online gallery is in celebration of the Museum's exhibition Winslow Homer and the Poetics of Place on view June 5 through September 12. A computer station will be available in the exhibition to allow visitors access to all of these works.

Metropolitan Museum Celebrates the Holidays by Opening on "Holiday Mondays" Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:29 PM PDT NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened to the public on Monday, December 28 (the Monday between Christmas and New Year's Day), as part of the Museum's popular "Holiday Mondays" program. The Museum will open the doors of its main building this winter and spring on three additional major Monday holidays: January 18 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), February 15 (Presidents' Day), and May 31 (Memorial Day). A different selection of galleries and exhibitions is open each Holiday Monday. The Metropolitan's public cafeteria and several of the Museum gift shops in the Main Building are open on all Holiday Mondays.

Las Vegas Resort Casino Designed by Cesar Pelli Includes Public Fine Art Program Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:27 PM PDT LAS VEGAS - CityCenter has revealed that its stunning resort casino, scheduled to open in late 2009, will be named ARIA. With an unprecedented combination of striking architecture, sustainable design, high-end service and spectacular amenities, ARIA Resort & Casino will immediately become the focal point not only of the Las Vegas skyline but of the hospitality industry. Designed by the world-renowned firm Pelli Clarke Pelli, ARIA's architectural expression will reveal itself at every turn, from its two breathtaking curvilinear glass towers to the clean use of natural elements including lush foliage, wood and stone.  Art and interior design will envelop guests in warm, comforting surroundings and provide a sense of human scale.

U. of Maine Museum of Art to feature Paintings by Megan Chase Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:26 PM PDT Bangor, ME - Megan Chase, a painter based in Belfast, Maine, exhibits a series of expressionistic landscapes in which color is paramount. The artist states that, "color builds the images and space and is implicit in the development of meaning." Inspiration for Chase's paintings is derived from travel and from witnessing the play of light, color and pattern during her daily work on the family farm. In the large-scale work Untitled , 1999, golden hues dominate the composition, strong diagonals define the garden rows, and a faint figure carrying baskets of produce emerges from an array of brushstrokes; dabs of blue, olive green, and bright red punctuate the landscape. On view 15 January through 3 April, 2010 at UMMA.

Kresge Art Museum Acquires Rare 17th Century Dutch Jan van Goyen Painting Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:24 PM PDT EAST LANSING, MI.- Kresge Art Museum announced a major new acquisition of a marinescape by Jan van Goyen, one of the greatest 17th century Dutch landscape painters. An Estuary with Row and Sail Boats, from the late 1640s, was called a "connoisseur's gem" by writer Souren Melikian in the International Herald Tribune. Van Goyen became a master at rendering his native sea and sky in various weather conditions. By 1640, he preferred to represent foul weather as he did in this painting with choppy seas and roiling clouds. Like other Dutch painters at this time, his palette became almost monochrome. With this tonal way of painting restricted to brown, grey and umber with a few highlights of white, he conveys the moisture-laden atmosphere. This painting is a quintessential Dutch view of land and sea.

Art Knowledge News Presents "This Week In Review" Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:22 PM PDT This is a new feature for the subscribers and visitors to Art Knowledge News (AKN), that will enable you to see "thumbnail descriptions" of the last ninety (90) articles and art images that we published. This will allow you to visit any article that you may have missed ; or re-visit any article or image of particular interest. Every day the article "thumbnail images" will change. For you to see the entire last ninety images just click : here . When opened that also will allow you to change the language from English to anyone of 54 other languages, by clicking your language choice on the upper left corner of our Home Page.  You can share any article we publish with the eleven (11) social websites we offer like Twitter, Flicker, Linkedin, Facebook, etc. by one click on the image shown at the end of each opened article.  Last, but not least, you can email or print any entire article by using an icon visible to the right side of an article's headline.

You are subscribed to email updates from Art News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610