Two shy Welsh sisters, with immaculate taste in Art created one of the most beautiful and relevant collections of Art in the 20th century. From a wealthy background the sisters bought their first French painting in 1925, Henri Matisse’s Plumed Hat , for $2,000 in New York. Matisse’s reputation was not yet fully established, and it was a daring, avant-garde purchase. Maud Dale had a liking for the recently deceased Modigliani, and began buying his works in 1927. The Dales went on to own 21 of Modigliani’s works, probably the finest selection in the world
Some described the sisters as 'cripplingly shy'. Over the decades of their lives they assembled a fine collection from the Barbizon, Impressionist and post-Impressionist schools. 53 works ranging from Turner to Cézanne have been loaned by the National Museum of Wales to the Corcoran Gallery, near the White House in Washington.
Other Painting in their Collection:
Claude Monet, Palazzo da Mula, Venice (1908); Amedeo Modigliani, Gypsy Woman with Baby (1919); Fernand Léger, Maud Dale (1935); Salvador Dalí, Chester Dale (1958); Pablo Picasso, The Lovers (1923), all from the Chester Dale collection; Pierre-Auguste Renoir, La Parisienne (1874); Paul Cezanne, The François Zola Dam (1877-78), both from the National Museum of Wales; Miss Gwendoline E Davies Bequest, 1931. Courtesy American Federation of Arts
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Showing posts with label permanent exhibition. Show all posts
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Crawford Gallery
Oh why oh why do the Crawford Gallery in Cork refuse to listen to the public? I've emailed, I've written letters, and never once did I receive the courtesy of a reply.
The Gallery, funded by the Arts Council have recently extended the size of their gallery to a really beautiful functional exhibition space. However, their website lags way behind - there is very little detail about future exhibitions, no community activities, gallery of permanent exhibitions or talks on painting and painting technique. You only need to look at the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin to see what benefits this sort of promotion achieves, they really know how to interact with the public.
The Crawford doesn't even open on Sunday.
And what day of the week do people most prefer to visit a gallery?
Sunday.
I can't help but wonder - who is behind the Crawford Gallery? Who are the people who are running it, and do they ever ask the public what THEY want? It's a terribly old fashioned approach, and one which leaves art in the reserves of the dying few.
Crawford - come on - for the sake of Cork - modernise. Open your doors and start offering events and talks to encourage the people of Cork to take an interest in you again.
The Gallery, funded by the Arts Council have recently extended the size of their gallery to a really beautiful functional exhibition space. However, their website lags way behind - there is very little detail about future exhibitions, no community activities, gallery of permanent exhibitions or talks on painting and painting technique. You only need to look at the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin to see what benefits this sort of promotion achieves, they really know how to interact with the public.
The Crawford doesn't even open on Sunday.
And what day of the week do people most prefer to visit a gallery?
Sunday.
I can't help but wonder - who is behind the Crawford Gallery? Who are the people who are running it, and do they ever ask the public what THEY want? It's a terribly old fashioned approach, and one which leaves art in the reserves of the dying few.
Crawford - come on - for the sake of Cork - modernise. Open your doors and start offering events and talks to encourage the people of Cork to take an interest in you again.
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