Image Galleries by Individual Artist
Although we love group and themed exhibitions, it's always nice to have the option of studying the work of one artist, alone, to see how he or she evolved in technique. Here you'll find picture galleries devoted entirely to one artist.
Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526-1593)
The exhibition Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526-1593) illustrates that his best-known works remain as fun, fresh and innovative as anything that's been done since, and were grounded in solid draftsmanship and compositional skills. The show includes 40 paintings, about 30 objets d'art (including weapons and armor), graphic works and one tapestry, all on loan from private and public collections worldwide.
The exhibition Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526-1593) illustrates that his best-known works remain as fun, fresh and innovative as anything that's been done since, and were grounded in solid draftsmanship and compositional skills. The show includes 40 paintings, about 30 objets d'art (including weapons and armor), graphic works and one tapestry, all on loan from private and public collections worldwide.
Cecilia Beaux, American Figure Painter
With nearly 100 oil paintings, works on paper and decorative objects drawn from a variety of public and private collections, Cecilia Beaux, American Figure Painter seeks to place noted Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts alumna, professor, and Philadelphia native Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942) in a new position in American art history.
With nearly 100 oil paintings, works on paper and decorative objects drawn from a variety of public and private collections, Cecilia Beaux, American Figure Painter seeks to place noted Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts alumna, professor, and Philadelphia native Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942) in a new position in American art history.
Gustave Caillebotte: Impressionist Paintings from Paris to the Sea
Illustrates the artist's interest in water, both in his art and his pursuit of water sports--the latter of which eventually led him to design and build his own sailboats. Through paintings, drawings, photographs and models of his boats the exhibition leads us from Paris, to family estates in Yerres and Petit Gennevilliers, to the Normandy coast. On view at Brooklyn Museum March 27-July 5, 2009.
Illustrates the artist's interest in water, both in his art and his pursuit of water sports--the latter of which eventually led him to design and build his own sailboats. Through paintings, drawings, photographs and models of his boats the exhibition leads us from Paris, to family estates in Yerres and Petit Gennevilliers, to the Normandy coast. On view at Brooklyn Museum March 27-July 5, 2009.
Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet's first full retrospective in more than 30 years, the traveling exhibition explores this controversial artist's career in all media and includes a selection of 19th-century photographs that relate to his work, especially his landscapes and nudes.
Gustave Courbet's first full retrospective in more than 30 years, the traveling exhibition explores this controversial artist's career in all media and includes a selection of 19th-century photographs that relate to his work, especially his landscapes and nudes.
Joseph Cornell: Navigating the Imagination
The first major Cornell retrospective since 1980, Joseph Cornell: Navigating the Imagination brings together more than 170 of the artist's box constructions, collages, dossiers, films and graphic designs from public and private collections. The exhibition is organized by ten themes, each of which represents a recurrent motif in Cornell's work.
The first major Cornell retrospective since 1980, Joseph Cornell: Navigating the Imagination brings together more than 170 of the artist's box constructions, collages, dossiers, films and graphic designs from public and private collections. The exhibition is organized by ten themes, each of which represents a recurrent motif in Cornell's work.
Cranach the Elder
Cranach the Elder surveys six decades of the artist's work, illustrating his versatile ability to jump from mythology, to parody, to altarpieces, to some of the most iconic portraits to came out of the Reformation.
Cranach the Elder surveys six decades of the artist's work, illustrating his versatile ability to jump from mythology, to parody, to altarpieces, to some of the most iconic portraits to came out of the Reformation.
Dalí
Commissioned by the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation, Figueres, Spain, in celebration of the centennial of the artist's birth, "Dalí" was a major retrospective exhibition. Over 200 paintings and three dimensional objects traced Dalí's career from early Cubist-inspired works, through his famous Surrealist phase and well into his Classic period.
Commissioned by the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation, Figueres, Spain, in celebration of the centennial of the artist's birth, "Dalí" was a major retrospective exhibition. Over 200 paintings and three dimensional objects traced Dalí's career from early Cubist-inspired works, through his famous Surrealist phase and well into his Classic period.
Dalí: Painting and Film
The first exhibition to explore the deeply intertwined relationships of painted and "moving" pictures in the creative output of artist Salvador Dalí, an inveterate film goer, and occasional screenwriter, filmmaker and art director. The multi-media presentation contains more than 130 paintings, drawings, scenarios and letters, along with screenings of films in which Dalí had a hand.
The first exhibition to explore the deeply intertwined relationships of painted and "moving" pictures in the creative output of artist Salvador Dalí, an inveterate film goer, and occasional screenwriter, filmmaker and art director. The multi-media presentation contains more than 130 paintings, drawings, scenarios and letters, along with screenings of films in which Dalí had a hand.
Mentor Huebner: One Artist Show
This Internet Exhibit consists of some 12 images of paintings Mentor created during one particular decade. The image of his Self Portrait (above), painted when he was 43, was included to show his 'look' during that same decade he had created these 12 paintings. Written by Louise Huebner, Mentor's widow.
This Internet Exhibit consists of some 12 images of paintings Mentor created during one particular decade. The image of his Self Portrait (above), painted when he was 43, was included to show his 'look' during that same decade he had created these 12 paintings. Written by Louise Huebner, Mentor's widow.
Philip Guston: Works on Paper
Better known as an Abstract Expressionist painter, Philip Guston (1913-1980) once said, "It is the bareness of drawing that I like. The act of drawing is what locates, suggests, discovers." Philip Guston: Works on Paper is the first retrospective of his drawings in twenty years, and offers abundant proof that the artist put those words to practice.
Better known as an Abstract Expressionist painter, Philip Guston (1913-1980) once said, "It is the bareness of drawing that I like. The act of drawing is what locates, suggests, discovers." Philip Guston: Works on Paper is the first retrospective of his drawings in twenty years, and offers abundant proof that the artist put those words to practice.
Jasper Johns - Gray
The first exhibition to examine the groundbreaking American artist's use of this color from his earliest works to the present day. More than 120 paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings take the viewer through a multitude of shades of gray employed across an ever-evolving body of work.
The first exhibition to examine the groundbreaking American artist's use of this color from his earliest works to the present day. More than 120 paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings take the viewer through a multitude of shades of gray employed across an ever-evolving body of work.
Frida Kahlo
This major exhibition contains more than 40 iconic Frida Kahlo paintings borrowed from over 30 private and museum collections around the globe, some of which have never before been publicly displayed.
This major exhibition contains more than 40 iconic Frida Kahlo paintings borrowed from over 30 private and museum collections around the globe, some of which have never before been publicly displayed.
Annie Leibovitz: American Music
Her latest traveling exhibition, "Annie Leibovitz: American Music" showcases 70 color and black-and-white portraits of American musicians in intimate settings. It includes Leibovitz's recent work in addition to several classic images from the late 1970s and 1980s. "American Music" is organized by Experience Music Project, Seattle and all works are courtesy of Annie Leibovitz.
Her latest traveling exhibition, "Annie Leibovitz: American Music" showcases 70 color and black-and-white portraits of American musicians in intimate settings. It includes Leibovitz's recent work in addition to several classic images from the late 1970s and 1980s. "American Music" is organized by Experience Music Project, Seattle and all works are courtesy of Annie Leibovitz.
Leonardo da Vinci - The Paintings
A chronological survey of Leonardo da Vinci's work as a painter, from his earliest 1470s efforts as an apprentice in Verrocchio's workshop, to his final painted piece, St. John the Baptist (1513-16).
A chronological survey of Leonardo da Vinci's work as a painter, from his earliest 1470s efforts as an apprentice in Verrocchio's workshop, to his final painted piece, St. John the Baptist (1513-16).
Joan Miró: Painting and Anti-Painting 1927–1937
Covers one crucial decade from the Spanish painter's career, beginning with his oft-quoted 1927 statement, "I want to assassinate painting." To achieve this goal, Miró would de- and reconstruct his working methods time and time again. He created 12 distinct series during this 10-year period, all of which are amply illustrated in the exhibition.
Covers one crucial decade from the Spanish painter's career, beginning with his oft-quoted 1927 statement, "I want to assassinate painting." To achieve this goal, Miró would de- and reconstruct his working methods time and time again. He created 12 distinct series during this 10-year period, all of which are amply illustrated in the exhibition.
Pinturicchio in Umbria
This special exhibition focuses on the work of Early Renaissance painter Bernardino di Betto (ca. 1452-1513) who went by the name Pinturicchio and trained in his native Perugia. Though often overshadowed today by his contemporaries Perugino and Raphael, Pinturicchio was immensely successful in his time for his numerous frescoes and occasional easel paintings.
This special exhibition focuses on the work of Early Renaissance painter Bernardino di Betto (ca. 1452-1513) who went by the name Pinturicchio and trained in his native Perugia. Though often overshadowed today by his contemporaries Perugino and Raphael, Pinturicchio was immensely successful in his time for his numerous frescoes and occasional easel paintings.
Pissarro: Creating the Impressionist Landscape
This focus exhibition concentrates on one decade of Camille Pissarro's (French, 1830-1903) painting career, the years 1864 to 1874. The nearly-50 paintings in the exhibition are arranged chronologically, allowing us to travel with the artist from the Barbizon School to the first Impressionist exhibition -- quite literally from shadows to light.
This focus exhibition concentrates on one decade of Camille Pissarro's (French, 1830-1903) painting career, the years 1864 to 1874. The nearly-50 paintings in the exhibition are arranged chronologically, allowing us to travel with the artist from the Barbizon School to the first Impressionist exhibition -- quite literally from shadows to light.
Raphael at the Met: The Colonna Altarpiece
Raphael at the Met: The Colonna Altarpiece, exclusively at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, reunites the seven panels of the Italian High Renaissance artist's masterwork for the first time since their dispersal in the Seventeenth Century. All seven works by Raphael (Raffaelo Sanzio or Santi, 1483-1520) are available for viewing within this picture gallery.
Raphael at the Met: The Colonna Altarpiece, exclusively at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, reunites the seven panels of the Italian High Renaissance artist's masterwork for the first time since their dispersal in the Seventeenth Century. All seven works by Raphael (Raffaelo Sanzio or Santi, 1483-1520) are available for viewing within this picture gallery.
Robert Rauschenberg: Combines
Robert Rauschenberg (American, b. 1925) is rightly famous for his freestanding and wall-hung "combine" (mixed-media) pieces created between 1954-64. Organized by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, About Art History caught up with the traveling exhibition "Combines" during its stay at the Centre Pompidou, Paris.
Robert Rauschenberg (American, b. 1925) is rightly famous for his freestanding and wall-hung "combine" (mixed-media) pieces created between 1954-64. Organized by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, About Art History caught up with the traveling exhibition "Combines" during its stay at the Centre Pompidou, Paris.
Renoir Landscapes: 1865-1883
We all know and love Pierre-Auguste Renoir as a preeminent painter of people, but often overlook his landscapes. This is a mistake for, as Renoir Landscapes: 1865-1883 illustrates, the artist originally developed his superbly innovative color palette and loose brushwork in the freedom of the outdoors.
We all know and love Pierre-Auguste Renoir as a preeminent painter of people, but often overlook his landscapes. This is a mistake for, as Renoir Landscapes: 1865-1883 illustrates, the artist originally developed his superbly innovative color palette and loose brushwork in the freedom of the outdoors.
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (1724-1780)
A representative sampling of the artist's large output of small-scale drawings and paintings that so delightfully chronicled work, life, love and entertainment as it existed in Paris during the French Enlightenment. On view at The Frick Collection, New York and the Musee du Louvre, Paris from October 30, 2007-May 26, 2008.
A representative sampling of the artist's large output of small-scale drawings and paintings that so delightfully chronicled work, life, love and entertainment as it existed in Paris during the French Enlightenment. On view at The Frick Collection, New York and the Musee du Louvre, Paris from October 30, 2007-May 26, 2008.
Helene Schjerfbeck
The artist's first major retrospective to travel outside of Scandinavia. The full exhibition features more than 120 oil paintings, watercolors and drawings, spans 69 years of Helene Schjerfbeck's career and amply illustrates her transition from academic painter to founding pillar of Modernism.
The artist's first major retrospective to travel outside of Scandinavia. The full exhibition features more than 120 oil paintings, watercolors and drawings, spans 69 years of Helene Schjerfbeck's career and amply illustrates her transition from academic painter to founding pillar of Modernism.
Georges Seurat: The Drawings
On view at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, October 28, 2007-January 7, 2008.
On view at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, October 28, 2007-January 7, 2008.
Tezuka:The Marvel of Manga
Showcasing more than 200 original artworks by Tezuka dating from the late 1940s to the late 1980s, these works of art serve to illustrate Tezuka's pioneering work in manga, creation of anime as a genre and ongoing global influence on popular culture. They also demonstrate the "god of manga's" rightful position in the annals of art history.
Showcasing more than 200 original artworks by Tezuka dating from the late 1940s to the late 1980s, these works of art serve to illustrate Tezuka's pioneering work in manga, creation of anime as a genre and ongoing global influence on popular culture. They also demonstrate the "god of manga's" rightful position in the annals of art history.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
The first comprehensive presentation of the French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) in Sweden for forty years. The exhibition includes some 200 items including drawings, oil paintings and the posters of bohemian life in Montemarte with which Toulouse-Lautrec is so closely associated. On view at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm from February 21 to May 25, 2008.
The first comprehensive presentation of the French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) in Sweden for forty years. The exhibition includes some 200 items including drawings, oil paintings and the posters of bohemian life in Montemarte with which Toulouse-Lautrec is so closely associated. On view at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm from February 21 to May 25, 2008.
J M W Turner
The first major US Turner retrospective in 40 years, J. M. W. Turner contained over 140 works in oils and watercolor. The paintings provided an overview of both the artist's long career and his varied interests in history, mythology, seascapes and, of course, landscapes. Here we have a sampling of all of these themes, plus one work purely from Turner's own imagination.
The first major US Turner retrospective in 40 years, J. M. W. Turner contained over 140 works in oils and watercolor. The paintings provided an overview of both the artist's long career and his varied interests in history, mythology, seascapes and, of course, landscapes. Here we have a sampling of all of these themes, plus one work purely from Turner's own imagination.
Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night
Focuses on the artist's passion for depicting nocturnal light because, as Vincent wrote to his brother, Theo, in April 1885, "One of the most beautiful things by the painters of this century has been the painting of DARKNESS that is still COLOR." Traveling September 21, 2008-June 7, 2009 to New York City and Amsterdam.
Focuses on the artist's passion for depicting nocturnal light because, as Vincent wrote to his brother, Theo, in April 1885, "One of the most beautiful things by the painters of this century has been the painting of DARKNESS that is still COLOR." Traveling September 21, 2008-June 7, 2009 to New York City and Amsterdam.
Van Gogh: Heartfelt Lines
Contains 50 of Vincent's oil paintings, though its focus is on the ways in which he directly transcribed his draftsmanship skills into brushwork. An additional 100 graphic works and watercolors round out the show; on view from September 5 through December 8, 2008 at the Albertina, Vienna.
Contains 50 of Vincent's oil paintings, though its focus is on the ways in which he directly transcribed his draftsmanship skills into brushwork. An additional 100 graphic works and watercolors round out the show; on view from September 5 through December 8, 2008 at the Albertina, Vienna.
Veronese's Allegories: Virtue, Love, and Exploration
The Frick Collection has assembled all five of Paolo Veronese's allegorical paintings held in the United States for an exhibition entitled Veronese's Allegories: Virtue, Love, and Exploration in Renaissance Venice. Stan Parchin here takes us on a brief tour of the five Veronese paintings on display and offers a few words of wisdom about that which each is supposed to depict.
The Frick Collection has assembled all five of Paolo Veronese's allegorical paintings held in the United States for an exhibition entitled Veronese's Allegories: Virtue, Love, and Exploration in Renaissance Venice. Stan Parchin here takes us on a brief tour of the five Veronese paintings on display and offers a few words of wisdom about that which each is supposed to depict.
Vlaminck, a Fauvist Instinct
This exhibition concentrated on the years 1900 to 1915 in the much longer career of French painter, printmaker and writer Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958). From the turn of the century to the beginning of World War I, Vlaminck's work progressed from Post-Impressionist influences, through Fauvism and into a form of colorful Expressionism that would aid the Cubists and foretell Abstract art.
This exhibition concentrated on the years 1900 to 1915 in the much longer career of French painter, printmaker and writer Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958). From the turn of the century to the beginning of World War I, Vlaminck's work progressed from Post-Impressionist influences, through Fauvism and into a form of colorful Expressionism that would aid the Cubists and foretell Abstract art.