Catherine De Ryck

13 février 2008

Charles Napier Hemy

Charles Napier Hemy, "Among the Shingle at Clovelly", oil on canvas, 1864. Tyne & Wear Museums. Pure bright colour and sharp detail create the effect of light flooding the landscape / La pureté et la luminosité de la couleur ainsi que le détail des formes...

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30 janvier 2008

Alfred William Hunt

Alfred William Hunt (1830 - 1896) was the son of a Liverpool landscape painter, Andrew Hunt. He was first associated with the Liverpool School of Painters, but later had a successful London career. His watercolours, which were praised by Ruskin, often...

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11 janvier 2008

British Vision (MSK Gent)

Organized by the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts (MSK Gent, Belgium), "British Vision. Observation and imagination in British Art, 1750 - 1950" encompasses a display of some two hundred years of British art. The exhibition brings to light its distinctive and...

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6 janvier 2008

The Art of Italy (The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace)

The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace is a permanent space dedicated to changing exhibitions of items from the Royal Collection, the wide-ranging collection of art and treasures held in trust by The Queen for the Nation. This exhibition, "The Art of...

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29 décembre 2007

Edward Hopper's visual impact / L'impact visuel par Edward Hopper

A few months ago, I wrote about one of my favourite masters of realism : Edward Hopper (post in French only). My first article introduced the artist and some of his works. Today, I wish to place the emphasis on the visual impact of his paintings. The...

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20 décembre 2007

Dalí Universe & Teatre Museu

London's most surrealist experience lies in a labyrinth of dreamlike corridors in the heart of South Bank ... It is named the "Dalí Universe" and was launched in 2000. A wonderful collection of Dalí sculptures dating from 1935-1984 are on exhibit, among...

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18 décembre 2007

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Vilhelm Hammershøi is a Danish painter born in 1864 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He began to draw at a very early age and attended drawing classes from the age of 8. When he was 21, he painted the portrait of his sister, Anna, in "Portrait of a Young Girl",...

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18 novembre 2007

Paul Mellon's Legacy (Royal Academy of Arts, London)

To celebrate the centenary of the birth of Paul Mellon (1907 – 1999), one of the greatest collectors of British art, The Royal Academy of Arts presents a temporary exhibition of more than 150 major works from the Paul Mellon Collection, including masterpieces...

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7 septembre 2007

The Unknown Monet

"Man with a Snuff Box", c. 1858, caricature by Claude Monet. Charcoal and white chalk on paper. The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute . " The Unknown Monet : Pastels & Drawings " is the title of an exhibition which took place from March to June...

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11 juillet 2007

Le Salon ... / The "Salon" ...

Painters, from left to right : Bazille (James Lance), Renoir (Charlie Condou) & Monet (Richard Armitage), from BBC Drama "The Impressionists", 2006. In the 19th century, the "Salon", in Paris, is a major artistic institution which influences the taste...

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