Nature and the American Vision
dal 6/12/2014 al 6/6/2015
Segnalato da
6/12/2014
Nature and the American Vision
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA, Los Angeles
The exhibition presents approximately forty-five outstanding American landscape paintings from the nineteenth-century whit works by Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, and Albert Bierstadt, among others.
Drawn entirely from the premier collection of The New-York Historical Society, Nature and the American Vision: The Hudson River School features approximately forty-five outstanding American landscape paintings from the nineteenth-century. Among the artists represented in the exhibition are the heroes of the American landscape movement: Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, and Albert Bierstadt, among others. Also included are lesser-known artists, some of whom helped the American landscape achieve recognition through the new democratic medium of prints and portfolios.
Arranged thematically by place, the exhibition is designed as a grand tour of the American landscape. The full range of the exhibition demonstrates that the movement extends beyond the Hudson River, with work by artists who reflect both realistic and romantic attitudes toward nature in scenes of New England, the American West, South America, and even the Arctic.
The exhibition culminates with Thomas Cole’s masterpiece, the five large-scale paintings that constitute The Course of Empire (1834–36), a visual feast and meditation about civilization and the potential challenges facing the young country.
The exhibition is accompanied by a fully-illustrated catalogue
This exhibition has been organized by the New-York Historical Society.
This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
Image: Thomas Cole, The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire, 1836, Oil on canvas
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Openig: Sunday 7 december 2014
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$10 | Seniors (62+) & Students with valid ID
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