Washington's Museums: The Freer, The Sackler and the Hirshhorn
Went to see a number of incredible highlights such as the Peacock Room in the Freer, the Cyrus Cylinder in the Sackler, and the Zodiac heads by Ai Wei Wei...All need a special paragraph because they show the vibrancy of the art scene in Washington- despite it not being the hip capital of major movers and shakers in the art world. Perhaps I like that better because the exhibits are connected directly to my interest in socially and politically significant art!
So let us begin:
Once home, I checked the book "The Judgment Of Paris" to see the entries on Whistler.
AntwortenLöschenOne entry made me very happy: Whistler had spent time at Trouville with no other than Courbet (and his Irish redheaded girlfriend Jo). There he painted a seascape I saw at the Freer!
http://www.asia.si.edu/collections/zoom/F1902.137a-b.jpg
LöschenAnother entry in the same book, "Judgment of Paris," fully describes Whistlers great interest in Japonism: he collected blue and white porcelain and painted scenes with the typical flat, patterned compositions:Caprice in Purple and Gold: The Golden Screen
AntwortenLöschenby James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903).1864. Oil on wood panel.
Gift of Charles Lang Freer.https://www.asia.si.edu/collections/singleObject.cfm?ObjectNumber=F1904.75a