Paul Signac’s great granddaughter recently filed a lawsuit requesting that his painting, In the Time of Harmony be moved to the Musée d’Orsay for safekeeping because it was vandalized in its current location, Montreuil’s town hall, in December of last year.
The show is comprised of works by 63 artists, with some pieces showing publicly for the first time. The sweeping comprehensiveness of the exhibition allows for a juxtaposition of artists rarely seen. Paintings by Claude Monet accompany those by Cy Twombly and Paul Signac. Cubist Georges Braque brings the cartoons of Jean Dubufett into sharper relief. Included are Paul Cézanne and Abstract Expressionists Mark Rothko and Sam Francis, in an exhibition that shows even the pop art of Andy Warhol and the Surrealist paintings of Salvador DalÃ.
Ferdinand Hodler, “le Grammont,” at Fondation l’Hermitage. Image courtesy of the museum.
Yves Klein, “ANT 20,” at Fondation l’Hermitage. Image courtesy of the museum.
Initially founded in 1984 with the Bugnion Family collection, Fondation l’Hermitage now boasts over 600 works, shown in rotation along with its temporary exhibitions. The Fondation is also home to a collection of 12th-19th century Chinese porcelain, donated by the Vergottis Foundation and on permanent display in its underground space.
René Magritte, “La Ruse Symétrique,” at Fondation l’Hermitage. Image courtesy of the museum.
Paul Klee, “Felsenlandschaft,” at Fondation l’Hermitage. Image courtesy of the museum.
Edgar Degas, “Danseuses (Danseuses au repos),” at Fondation l’Hermitage. Image courtesy of the museum.
– R. Fogel
Pablo Picasso, The Reservoir, Horta De Ebro
David Rockefeller, who is the chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of MoMA has donated many works to the Museum and supported it financially over decades. David Rockefeller’s connection to MoMA has been established through his mother – Abby Rockefeller, one of the founders of the museum. Currently showing at MoMA are nine modern European paintings , promised to the museum from Peggy and David Rockefeller’s private collection. Works exhibited are by: Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Paul Signac, André Derain, Georges Braque, Raoul Dufy ad Paul Gauguin. The show runs through August 31 , 2009
Related Links:
Cézanne to Picasso: Paintings from the David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection [MoMA]
“Cézanne to Picasso: Paintings from David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection” Exhibition [NYAB]
Rockefeller Pledge to MoMA [Guardian] (2005 $100m gift)
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