The Impressionists Second Exhibition, A Total Disaster
Early in 1876 Durand-Ruel is amongst the promoters with the second Impressionist exhibition of Impressionist paintings, which requires areas in 3 rooms of his gallery at 11, Rue Le Peletier. Once again the participated artists are unable to settle on a title or definition for the group, giving only essentially the most generic description on [...]
The National Gallery Exhibition of Fake Paintings
The BBC News Arts & Culture posted an announcement that The National Gallery, London will have an exhibition of their acquisitions of fake oil paintings. The exhibition is billed as a celebration of “the remarkable collaboration of scientists, conservators and art historians” at the central London gallery. In June 1874, the gallery paid more for [...]
Rembrandt Van Rijn Paintings In Southern California
Rembrandt in Southern California is a virtual exhibition of paintings by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn on view in the “greater museum of Southern California.” This collaboration was launched online in November 2008 by the Hammer Museum, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Norton Simon Museum, and the [...]
The Impressionists Very First Exhibition, “A Show Of Amateurs”
The site selected for the very first Impressionist show is the studio room at 35, Boulevard des Capucines, owned by Gaspar-Felix Tournachon, the particular professional photographer identified only as Nadar. The artists give thought to creating a name for their own group, and among the numerous proposals put forward they appear most in favor of [...]
