Georges Seurat
dal 27/10/2007 al 6/1/2008
Segnalato da
27/10/2007
Georges Seurat
The Museum of Modern Art - MoMA, New York
The Drawings. This exhibition - the first major show in almost 25 years to focus exclusively on his drawings - will survey the artist's entire oeuvre, beginning with his academic training, focusing in depth on the first half of the 1880s when he worked extensively on paper, and, finally, examining studies made for his monumental canvases. Curated by Jodi Hauptman.
The Drawings
Curated by Jodi Hauptman
The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art Exhibition Galleries, sixth floor
Described by Camille Pissarro as "the most beautiful painter's drawings in existence," Georges Seurat's mysterious and luminous works on paper played a crucial role in his short, vibrant career. This exhibition—the first major show in almost twenty-five years to focus exclusively on Seurat's drawings—will survey the artist's entire oeuvre, beginning with his academic training, focusing in depth on the first half of the 1880s when he worked extensively on paper, and, finally, examining studies made for his monumental canvases.
Comprised of approximately one hundred twenty works, primarily of the artist's incomparable conté drawings, along with a small selection of oil sketches and paintings, the exhibition will explore Seurat's methods and materials, the way he bridges the seemingly opposite goals of description and evocation; his subject matter, from Parisian types and popular entertainment to suburban landscapes; his scientific investigations, including his experiments with color theory; and his role in the emergence of Neo-Impressionism. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.
The exhibition is made possible by The Starr Foundation.
The exhibition is supported in part by the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust.
Additional funding is provided by Susan. G. Jacoby and The Norman and Rosita Winston Foundation.
The Museum of Modern Art - MoMa
11 West 53 Street - New York