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As They Saw It: Artists Witnessing War,

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  Clark Art Institute March 5–May 30 Paul Delaroche (French, 1797–1856), Napoleon Crossing the Alps: The Guide, c. 1848. Black chalk with white heightenings on paper, sheet: 16 7/8 x 22 13/16 in. sheet1: 24 7/8 in. Clark Art Institute, 1990.10 The  Clark Art Institute ’s latest exhibition presents four centuries of war imagery from Europe and the United States in  As They Saw It: Artists Witnessing War,  on view March 5–May 30, 2022. Spanning European and American art from 1520–1920, the exhibition of prints, drawings, and photographs shows how artists have portrayed periods of military conflict, bringing war off the battlefield and into the homes and lives of those who were often at a far remove from the scene. The exhibition is on view in the Eugene V. Thaw Gallery of the Clark’s Manton Research Center in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Auguste Raffet (French, 1804–1860), Prussian Infantry, 1852?. Pencil, black chalk, watercolor and gouache on paper, Overall: 16 1/2 x 10 1/4

Nuestra Casa: Rediscovering the Treasures of The Hispanic Society Museum & Library

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The Hispanic Society Museum & Library (HSM&L) is pleased to present Nuestra Casa: Rediscovering the Treasures of The Hispanic Society Museum & Library, revealing hidden gems from the expansive, permanent collection of the museum that includes more than 750,000 objects. Curated by Dr. Madeleine Haddon, the exhibition will open to the public on February 17, 2022, and run through April 17, 2022. The objects featured in Nuestra Casa are a part of the HSM&L’s permanent collection and help to illuminate the wide array of arts, literature and history of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America from antiquity to modern day. During the museum’s recent renovation, a selection of these works toured the world, from the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid and the Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City to the Albuquerque Museum, the Cincinnati Art Museum and most recently the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Now, with the opening of the HSM&L’s newly renovated exhibition sp

Christie’s 1 March: Kees van Dongen, Marc Chagall

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 Following the announcement of two masterpieces by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Pablo Picasso that will lead the upcoming Shanghai to London sale series on 1 March,  Christie’s  presents a broad selection of exciting works in the Shanghai auction leg, featuring sensational paintings by celebrated Western Modern Art figures including Kees van Dongen, Marc Chagall, and many more, to meet the soaring demand of Mainland Chinese collectors. A group of works by international fast-rising artists will also debut in the sale.  The Evening Sale will coincide with a series of events from 26 February to 1 March, including art forums, specialist walkthroughs, live-streamed activities, and more.  SENSATIONAL CANVASES BY KEES VAN DONGEN AND MARC CHAGALL   Included in the 20th/21st Century Art: Shanghai Evening Sale, a masterpiece by iconic Western Modern artist Kees van Dongen will make its grand appearance at auction in China. Van Dongen’s masterful artistry can be seen in his painting

Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son

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Meadows Museum  February 20 through June 12, 2022 Installation view, "Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son" at Meadows Museum. Photo: Guy Rogers III Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish, 1617–1682), The Prodigal Son Receiving His Portion, 1660s. Oil on canvas, 411/8 x 53 in. (104.5 x 134.5 cm). National Gallery of Ireland. Presented,Sir Alfred and Lady Beit, 1987 (Beit Collection); NGI.4540.Photo © National Gallery of Ireland. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish, 1617–1682), The Departure of the Prodigal Son, 1660s. Oil on canvas, 411/8 x 53 in. (104.5 x134.5 cm). National Gallery of Ireland. Presented, Sir Alfred and Lady Beit, 1987 (Beit Collection); NGI.4541.Photo © National Gallery of Ireland. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528), The Prodigal Son, c. 1496. Engraving, 9 11/16 x 7 7/16 in. (24.61 x 18.89 cm). National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 1943.3.3459. The  Meadows Museum , SMU now presents a major exhibition focusing on Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s s

Dialogues with Picasso. The Collection 2020-2023

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 MUSEO PICASSO MÁLAGA THE ROWER , A CUBIST MASTERPIECE BY PICASSO FROM 1910, IS NOW ON DISPLAY AS AN INVITED WORK AT THE MUSEO PICASSO MÁLAGA The Cubist painting  The Rower , an oil on canvas in the collection of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, was painted by Pablo Picasso in Cadaqués in 1910. As an invited work, it can be seen in Room II of the Museo Picasso Málaga until May as part of the display  Dialogues with Picasso. The Collection 2020-2023 . The Rower  last visited Europe more than thirty years ago when it was exhibited at the Öffentliche Kunstsammlung in Basel in 1989.   Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)  The Rower.  Cadaqués, summer 1910. Oil on canvas, 72.1 x 59.7 cm. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Museum purchase funded by Oveta Culp Hobby; Isaac and Agnes Cullen Arnold; Charles E. Marsh; Mrs. William Stamps Farish; and the Robert Lee Blaffer Memorial Collection, gift of Sarah Campbell Blaffer, all

HYPERREAL. THE ART OF TROMPE L'OEIL

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  Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza 16 March to 22 May 2022   Christoffel Pierson.  Niche with Falcony Gear , ca. 1660-1670   . Washington, National Gallery of Art .  Patrons’ Permanent Fund.  © National Gallery of Art, Washington Painting images that are impossible to distinguish from reality has been a challenge for artists of all periods. The ability to deceive the viewer by making the painted seem real through the laws of optics and perspective is a visual game of which the earliest examples are known from descriptions in Greek literary texts. Since then, trompe l’oeil has been extensively present in the arts, particularly flourishing in periods such as the Renaissance and Baroque, after which it declined with Romanticism but never disappeared from the artistic repertoire.   Samuel van Hoogstraten   Trompe l'Oeil Still Life , 1666-1678  Oil on canvas. 63 x 79 cm. © Karlsruhe, Staatliche Kunsthalle