Beginning a three-month run at the Chrysler Museum, The Hispanic Society of America has generously loaned 66 paintings for a show which marks the first time these works have traveled beyond their home in upper Manhattan in 50 years. The show celebrates the 100 year anniversary of this society.
Founded by one of the America's most prominent art collectors and philanthropists, Archer Milton Huntington, The Hispanic Society's collection of Spanish art is one of the most extensive and impressive here in the US. Mr. Huntington collected these pieces "with the aim of promoting the artistic, historic, and literary culture of Spain here in the United States" (from the Chrysler Museum's magazine).
The exhibition commences with two portraits by well-known 19th century Romanticism painter Francsco de Goya and culminates with ten paintings by Joaquin Sorolla of the 20th-century. Among his popular Valencian beach scenes included are his world-famous Sea Idyll and After the Bath of 1908. Others artworks included consider the development of Spanish art from late 19th- to 20th-century by masters Federico de Madrazo, Ignacio Zuloaga, Carlos Vazquez, Manuel Benedito and Aureliano de Beruete.
From Goya to Sorolla is on display from March 11 - June 10, 2007 at the Chrysler Museum.
Link: From Goya to Sorolla at Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia.
Link: NY Times Review of From Goya to Sorolla
Link: Statue replicas at eMuseumStore.com by other Spanish Artists: Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso.
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