De Dürer a de Kooning: 100 Desenhos Magistrais de Munique

Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869), Italia and Germania, 1815-28, Inv. 2001:12 Z, © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

Morgan Library and Museum

12 de outubro de 2012, 06 de janeiro de 2013

Georg Baselitz (b. 1938) Ententeich (Duck Pond), 1964, Inv. WAF Slg. PF 209, permanent loan from the Collection Herzog Franz von Bayern, Wittelsbacher Fund, Münich, © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, © Georg Baselitz 2012.

A Morgan Library & Museum abriga uma extraordinária exposição de desenhos de mestres raramente vistos da Staatliche Graphische Sammlung de Munique, uma das coleções mais ilustres de desenhos da Europa. A exposição marca a primeira vez que uma seleção abrangente e de prestígio das obras foi emprestada para uma exposição individual.

Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/98-1543), Frgment of a Scene with Classical Figures, ca. 1519/20 Inv. 1036 Z, © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

Morgan Library & Museum hosts an extraordinary exhibition of rarely-seen master drawings from Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich, one of Europe’s most distinguished drawings collections. The exhibition marks the first time such a comprehensive and prestigious selection of works has been lent to a single exhibition.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Mechanism for Gold Processing, before 1495, Inv. 2152 Z © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

Dürer a de Kooning foi concebida em troca de uma mostra de 100 desenhos que o Morgan enviou a Munique em comemoração do 250 º aniversário Staatliche Sammlung Graphische em 2008.

Raphael (1483-1520), Mercury Offering the Cup of Immortality to Psyche, 1517/18 Inv. 1984:19 Z, © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

Dürer to de Kooning was conceived in exchange for a show of 100 drawings that the Morgan sent to Munich in celebration of Staatliche Graphische Sammlung’s 250th anniversary in 2008. 

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), Portrait of Kaspar Nützel, 1517 Inv. 13 Z, © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

Os curadores do Morgan tiveram acesso sem precedentes à coleçãod do Graphische Sammlung, escolhendo 100 obras-primas representando a amplitude, profundidade e vitalidade da coleção. A exposição inclui desenhos de italianos, os artistas alemães, franceses, holandeses e flamengos do Renascimento e do Barroco; desenhistas alemães do século 19, e um contingente internacional de desenhistas modernos e contemporâneos.

Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985), Flute Player, 1947 Inv. 1983:79 Z, © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

The Morgan’s curators were granted unprecedented access to Graphische Sammlung’s vast holdings, choosing 100 masterworks representing the breadth, depth, and vitality of the collection. The exhibition includes drawings by Italian, German, French, Dutch, and Flemish artists of the Renaissance and baroque periods; German draftsmen of the 19th century; and an international contingent of modern and contemporary draftsmen.

Francis Picabia (1879-1953), Masque en transparence (Transparent Mask), 1925, Inv. F 53 Z © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

Dürer a de Kooning ocupa duas galerias principais do Morgan. Uma galeria contém mais de 60 desenhos de italianos, alemães, holandeses e franceses do século15 ao século 19. Aqui estão representados  artistas como Mantegna, Michelangelo, Pontormo, Rafael, Ticiano, Dürer, Rubens, Rembrandt, Bellange, e Friedrich. A segunda galeria apresenta cerca de 40 obras  do final do século 19,  modernas e contemporâneas, incluindo desenhos de Vincent van Gogh, Emil Nolde, Pablo Picasso, Dubuffet Jean, David Hockney, Georg Baselitz e Sigmar Polk

Matthias Grunewald (ca. 1470/80-1528), Study of a Woman with Her Head Raised in Prayer, Inv. 1983:85 Z, © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

Dürer to de Kooning occupies the Morgan’s two principal galleries. One gallery contains more than 60 Italian, German, Dutch, and French drawings of the 15th through 19th centuries. Represented here are artists such as Mantegna, Michelangelo, Pontormo, Raphael, Titian, Dürer, Rubens, Rembrandt, Bellange, and Friedrich. The second gallery features nearly 40 late-19th-century modern, and contemporary works, including drawings by Vincent van Gogh, Emil Nolde, Pablo Picasso, Jean Dubuffet, David Hockney, Georg Baselitz, and Sigmar Polk

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669), Saskia Lying in Bed, a Woman Sitting at Her Feet, ca. 1638, Inv. 1402 Z © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

"É difícil exagerar o esplendor e a importância das obras nesta exposição", diz William M. Griswold, diretor do Morgan Library & Museum.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938) Nude Girl in an Interior, ca. 1910, Inv. 1978:1 Z, © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

“It is difficult to overstate the splendor and importance of the works in this exhibition,” said William M. Griswold, director of Morgan Library & Museum. 

A. R. Penck (b. 1939), I and the Cosmos (Figure with Starry Sky), 1968, Inv. WAF Slg. PF 121; permanent loan from the Collection Herzog Franz von Bayern, Wittelsbacher Fund, Munich, © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn.

"Com o pleno acesso às coleções extraordinárias do Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, nossos curadores e os deles selecionaram  cuidadosamente um grupo amplo de desenhos, que melhor exemplificam a qualidade da coleção de Munique. O resultado é um encontro inesquecível com alguns dos maiores mestres do passado e do presente. "

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Female Nude, 1905-6, Inv. 1972:18 Z © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, © 2012 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

“With full access to the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung’s extraordinary collections, our curators and theirs carefully selected a wide-ranging group of drawings, which they felt best exemplified the quality of Munich’s holdings. The result is an unforgettable encounter with some of the greatest masters of both past and present.”

Jacopo Pontormo (1494-1557), Two Standing Women, after 1530(?), Inv. 14042 Z © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

Simon Vouet (1590-1649), Man Bending Over in Three-Quarter View, Two Heads with Turbans, ca. 1636. Inv. 13760 Z, © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), Standing Man, ca. 1951, Inv. WAF Slg. PF 83; on permanent loan from the Collection Herzog Franz von Bayern, Wittelsbacher Fund, Munich, © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, © 2012 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), Study for the Equestrian Portrait of the Duke of Lerma, 1603, Inv. 1983:84 Z, © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), St. Peter (after Massaccio) with Arm Studies, ca. 1492, Inv. 2191 Z, © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506), Dancing Muse, ca. 1495, Inv. 3066 Z © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) View of Arles Across the Rhone, ca. 188, Inv. 44329 Z © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.

Melchior Steidl (1657-1727), Design for a Monumental Ceiling Fresco with the Apotheosis of a Hero and Allegories of the Four Continents, set in Trompe L’oeil Architecture, ca. 1707 Inv. 14771 Z, © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.