Vincent van Gogh, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Joan Miró, and Mark Rothko are a few of the artists whose works will be showcased in the first of six temporary exhibits announced for 2015 by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on Tuesday.
The relationship of late 19th-century modernism to abstract expressionism and pop art will be explored in the exhibit "Van Gogh to Rothko: Masterworks from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery." It will be on display from Feb. 21 to June 1.
"It is really exciting to get this exhibition here because it's a survey of modern art," Manuela Well-Off-Man, Crystal Bridges curator, said. "There are several major artworks in this collection."
A few of those include Vincent van Gogh's The Old Mill, 1888, Miró's Carnaval D'Arlequin, 1924-25, Jackson Pollock's Convergence, 1952, Mark Rothko's Orange and Yellow, 1956, Warhol's 100 Cans, 1962.
Well-Off-Man said each these works represents styles that the artists are known for.
The exhibit also gives Crystal Bridges' patrons an introduction to several artists never displayed in the museum before, Well-Off-Man said. This includes artists such as Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dali along with van Gogh.
"We don't really collect this art," Well-Off-Man said. "It is a great opportunity to introduce our guests to where American inspiration came from."
Many American artists traveled to Europe during the late 19th century and early 20th century, Well-Off-Man said. She said this exhibit shows how their European relationships influenced their art.
The exhibit will feature 75 artworks from 39 artists. Works by other prominent artists include Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Gauguin, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell.
All the works are from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery located in Buffalo, N.Y., according to the release. The exhibit will be shown at three other museums in the United States. Those museums include the Denver Art Museum, San Diego Museum of Art and the Milwaukee Art Museum.
The other five exhibits planned by Crystal Bridges for 2015 will be on display between April and November.
"Game Fishes of the United States" runs from April 4 to Aug. 10. The exhibit will display watercolor paintings by sporting artist Samuel Kilbourne.
"Warhol's Nature" exhibit runs from July 4 to Oct. 5. It will showcase work from throughout Warhol's career. Art in the exhibit is from the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh.
"Jamie Wyeth" runs from July 25 to Oct. 5. The exhibition will focus on Wyeth's approach to realism over six decades. It is organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
"Alfred H. Maurer: At the Vanguard of Modernism" will be displayed from Oct. 10 to Jan. 4, 2016. The exhibition will feature more than 70 of Maurer's most accomplished works. It is organized by the Addison Gallery.
"From Tierra del Fuego to the Arctic: Landscape Painting in the Americas" runs from Nov. 7 to Jan. 18, 2016. The exhibition feature 120 works of art from artists such as Albert Bierstadt, Frederic E. Church, Thomas Cole, Martin Johnson Heade, Georgia O'Keeffe, José María Velasco, Francisco Oller and Juan Manuel Blanes. The exhibit is a collaboration between Pinacoteca do Estado de Paulo, Brazil, the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, and the Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago.
Metro on 10/29/2014