Burlington Contemporary is the Burlington Magazine’s free online platform for reviews and research on international contemporary art.
Burlington Contemporary is the Burlington Magazine’s free online platform for reviews and research on international contemporary art.
IT MIGHT BE thought that there was little more to discover about Manet and the Post-Impressionists, shown at the Grafton Galleries, London, in the winter of 1910–11. So celebrated an exhibition has been written about and chewed over by art historians and cultural commentators for several decades. But, as is evident from the articles in this special issue to mark the centenary of the show, there was still a good deal to find out.
A discussion of Manet’s self-promotion and the reception of his works in London.
A look at the various impressions of the Grafton Galleries’ catalogue and a comprehensive inventory of the works included in Manet and the Post-Impressionists.
A discussion of the Van Gogh works selected for the Post-Impressionists exhibition, including some unpublished letters in the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
An examination of Seurat in England, including his first British showing at the Grafton Galleries, his collectors and critical interpretations.
A recent acquisition of Woman on the Champs-Elysées by night (1890–91) by Louis Anquetin at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
An extended review of Gauguin: Maker of Myths at Tate Modern, London (to 16th January).
