Mantegna a Matisse: Desenhos da Galeria Courtauld

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Portrait of Helena Fourment, c. 1630-31 Black and red chalk heightened with white, pen and ink 612 x 550 mm © The Courtauld Gallery, London

de 2 de outubro de 2012, a de 27 jan 2013

The Frick Collection - NovaYork

Workshop of Hugo van der Goes (c. 1440-82) A seated female saint, c. 1475-85 Pen, point of the brush and grey ink, heightened with white on green prepared paper 230 x 189 mm © The Courtauld Gallery

Mantendo a sua tradição de exibir obras-primas de coleções fora de Nova York, a Frick apresentará 58 desenhos da Courtauld Gallery, de Londres.

In keeping with its tradition of exhibiting masterworks from collections outside of New York, the Frick will present fifty-eight drawings from The Courtauld Gallery, London.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Studies for a Saint Mary Magdalene, c. 1480 Pen and brown ink 139 x 79 mm © The Courtauld Gallery, London

Esta exposição marca a primeira vez que muitos dos principais desenhos da famosa coleção da Courtauld - uma das mais importantes da Grã-Bretanha - foram disponibilizados para empréstimo.

This exhibition marks the first time that so many of the principal drawings in The Courtauld’s renowned collection — one of Britain’s most important — have been made available for loan.

Michelangelo Buonarrotti (1475-1564) The Dream (Il Sogno), c. 1533 Black chalk, 398 x 280 mm © The Courtauld Gallery, London

Os desenhos premiados representam um extraordinário levantamento do desenho dos artistas italianos, holandeses, flamengos, alemão, espanhol, inglese e franceses  ativos entre o final da Idade Média e início do século XX.

The prized sheets represent a survey of the extraordinary draftsmanship of Italian, Dutch, Flemish, German, Spanish, British, and French artists active between the late Middle Ages and the early twentieth century.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525-69) Kermesse at Hoboken, 1559 Pen and brown ink, 265 x 394 mm © The Courtauld Gallery, London

A escolha caracateriza obras executadas numa variedade de técnicas e estilos de desenho e uma variedade de propósitos, incluindo esboços, estudos de prática, notas, projetos para outras obras, e desenhos acabados para serem apreciados como obras de arte independentes  .

The survey features works executed in a range of drawing techniques and styles and for a variety of purposes, including preliminary sketches, practice studies, aide-mémoires, designs for other artworks, and finished pictures meant to be appreciated as independent works of art.

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, 1591-1666) Child seen from behind, c. 1625 Red chalk with stumping 301 x 211 mm © The Courtauld Gallery, London

Entre os artistas em exposição a Frick estarão Andrea Mantegna, Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Peter Paul Rubens, Jusepe de Ribera, Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Jean-Antoine Watteau, Charles-Joseph Natoire, Thomas Gainsborough, Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Théodore Géricault, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Henri Matisse e Pablo Picasso.

Among the artists in the Frick’s exhibition will be Andrea Mantegna, Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Peter Paul Rubens, Jusepe de Ribera, Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Jean-Antoine Watteau, Charles-Joseph Natoire, Thomas Gainsborough, Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Théodore Géricault, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso.

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69) Saskia with one of her children, c. 1635 Red chalk, 141 x 106 mm © The Courtauld Gallery, London

O Institute de Arte Courtauld,  dedicou-se ao estudo da história da arte, e foi fundado em 1932. Sua coleção foi criada no mesmo ano com o presente de Samuel Courtauld (1876-1947) com magníficas obras de arte impressionistas e pós-impressionistas, incluindo muitas obras importantes sobre o papel.

The Courtauld Institute of Art, devoted to the study of art history, was founded in 1932. Its collection was established that same year with Samuel Courtauld’s (1876–1947) magnificent gift of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces, including many important works on paper.

Charles Joseph Natoire (1700-1777) Life class at the Academie Royale, in Paris, with Natoire as an instructor, 1746 Watercolour, chalk (black) on paper 45.3 x 32.3 cm © The Courtauld Gallery, London

Com doações adicionais e presentes de vários doadores, um conjunto de obras notáveis ​​em papel com uma ampla gama de períodos de tempo foi formada. Hoje, a coleção consiste em cerca de 7.000 desenhos e aquarelas e gravuras 20.000, refletindo os gostos e preferências diferentes benfeitores.

With additional bequests and gifts from various donors, an ensemble of outstanding works on paper from a wide range of time periods was formed. Today, the holdings consist of about 7,000 drawings and watercolors and 20,000 prints, reflecting the various benefactors’ tastes and preferences. 

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) Study for ‘La Grande Odalisque’, 1814 Graphite, 185 x 254 mm © The Courtauld Gallery, London

Sir Robert Witt (1872-1952) legou tanto arquivo fotográfico dele (que serviu como um dos principais modelos de referência para o Frick Art Library) e cerca de 3.000 desenhos de antigo mestres de sua coleção particular.

Sir Robert Witt (1872–1952) bequeathed both his photographic archive (which served as one of the primary models for the Frick’s Art Reference Library) and approximately 3,000 Old Master drawings from his private collection. 

J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) Dawn after the wreck, c.1841 Watercolour and gouache, 251 x 368 mm © The Courtauld Gallery, London

O conde Antoine Seilern (1901-1978) deixou 350 desenhos requintados para a instituição, uma outra adição importante.

Within a larger gift, Count Antoine Seilern (1901–1978) left 350 exquisite drawings to the institution, another important addition.

Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) Apples, bottle and chairback, c.1904-06 Graphite and watercolour, 462 x 604 mm © The Courtauld Gallery, London

Georges Pierre Seurat (1859-1891) Female Nude, c.1881 Conté crayon and pencil, 630 x 484 mm © The Courtauld Gallery, London