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Book Review
Harmony and Dissonance: Orphism in Paris, 1910–1930
05/2025 | 1466 | 167
Pages: 510–13
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Reviewer:
Caws, Mary Ann (Caws, Mary Ann)
Subjects
artists:
Delaunay, Sonia / Duchamp, Marcel / Jellett, Mainie
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, United States
styles:
Orphist
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styles:
Harmony and Dissonance: Orphism in Paris, 1910–1930 Edited by Vivien Greene. 216 pp. incl. 138 col. + b. & w. ills. (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2024), $65. ISBN 978–0–89207–564–5. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Four part synchromy, number 7, by Morgan Russell. 1914–15. Oil on paperboard and canvas mounted on plywood, 4 parts, overall dimensions 40.6 by 30.5 cm. (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Scala, Florence; Art Resource, New York).
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11. Disques de Newton (Étude pour ‘La fugue à 2 couleurs’), by František Kupka. 1912. Oil on canvas, 100.3 by 73.7 cm. (Philadelphia Museum of Art; Artists Rights Society, New York; ADAGP, Paris).
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9. Painting, by Mainie Jellett. 1938. Oil on canvas, 76 by 64.6 cm. (Ulster Museum, Belfast).
Book Review
Die Neue Sachlichkeit: Ein Jahrhundertjubiläum / The New Objectivity: A Centennial Anniversary
05/2025 | 1466 | 167
Pages: 508–10
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Reviewer:
Michalski, Sergiusz (Michalski, Sergiusz)
Subjects
artists:
Dix, Otto / Grosz, George / Beckmann, Max
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Kunsthalle Mannheim
styles:
Neue Sachlichkeit
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Die Neue Sachlichkeit: Ein Jahrhundertjubiläum / The New Objectivity: A Centennial Anniversary Edited by Inge Herold and Johan Holten. 408 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin, 2025), €56. ISBN 978–3–422–80250–6. | :
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7. Russisches Mädchen mit Puderdose, by Lotte Laserstein. 1928. Oil on canvas, 31.7 by 41 cm. (Städel Museum, Frankfurt).
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8. Turner, by Gerhard Keil. 1939. Oil on canvas, 215.5 by 155.5 cm. (Albertinum, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; Scala, Florence).
Book Review
Ribera: Ténèbres et lumière
05/2025 | 1466 | 167
Pages: 502–505
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Reviewer:
Cappelletti, Francesca (Cappelletti, Francesca)
Subjects
artists:
Ribera, Jusepe de
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Musée du Petit Palais, Paris, France
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museums and institutions:
Ribera: Ténèbres et lumière Edited by Annick Lemoine and Maïté Metz. 304 pp. incl. 180 col. ills. (Paris Musées, 2024), €60. ISBN 978–2–7596–0594–1. | :
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Attributed works:
1. Judgment of Solomon, by Jusepe de Ribera. c.1609. Oil on canvas, 153 by 201 cm. (Galleria Borghese, Rome).
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2. Lamentation over the dead Christ, by Jusepe de Ribera. 1633. Oil on canvas, 157 by 210 cm. (Museo Nacional Thyssen- Bornemisza, Madrid).
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3. Man tied to a tree, by Jusepe de Ribera. 1626. Red chalk on paper, 23.2 by 17 cm. (British Museum, London).
Book Review
The Mystery of Master Fortezza: The Šibenik Engraver’s European Legacy
05/2025 | 1466 | 167
Pages: 505–7
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Reviewer:
Belamarić, Josip (Belamarić, Josip)
Subjects
artists:
Fortezza, Orazio
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Klovićevi dvori Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia
subjects:
Goldsmiths / Engravers / Miniaturists / Ewers / Plates
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subjects:
The Mystery of Master Fortezza: The Šibenik Engraver’s European Legacy Edited by Marina Lambaša and Flora Turner-Vučetić. 232 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Šibenik Municipal Museum and Klovićevi dvori Gallery, Zagreb), €20. ISBN 978–953–6844–89–0. | :
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4. Display plate with Foscari arms, engraved by Orazio Fortezza. c.1560. Brass, engraved and inlaid with pitch, diameter 47.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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5. Detail of Fig.4.
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6. Display plate, engraved by Orazio Fortezza. 1555. Brass, engraved and damascened with silver, diameter 48.3 cm. (British Museum, London).
Exhibition Review
Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui
05/2025 | 1466 | 167
Pages: 499–501
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Reviewer:
Stocker, Mark (Stocker, Mark)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, New Zealand
subjects:
2020-2030
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui From 9th November 2024 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
19. Installation view of the Te Whare o Rehu Sarjeant Gallery showing, in the middle, Schneeballen vase, by Johann Joachim Kaendler. c.1770. Porcelain, 38 by 12.2 cm.; and, on the right, Persian garden, by Philip Trusttum. 1969. Oil on board, 183 by 122 cm.
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20. Peasant woman of Bonmahon, by Edith Collier. 1915. Oil on canvas, 101 by 75.7 cm. (Te Ware o Rehu Sarjeant Gallery).
Exhibition Review
Maria Lai: A Journey to America
05/2025 | 1466 | 167
Pages: 497–9
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Reviewer:
Schirripa, Giulia (Schirripa, Giulia)
Subjects
artists:
Lai, Maria
dates:
2020-2030
places:
Sardinia
subjects:
Italian art
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subjects:
Maria Lai: A Journey to America Magazzino Italian Art, Cold Spring 15th November 2024–28th July 2025 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
16. Ovile, by Maria Lai. 1959. Mixed media on canvas, 50 by 70 cm. (© Archivio Maria Lai; Artists Rights Society, New York; Museo d’arte della provincial di Nuoro; exh. Magazzino Italian Art, Cold Spring).
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17. Lenzuolo (Bed sheet), by Maria Lai. 1982. Fabric and thread, 193 by 160 cm. (© Archivio Maria Lai; Artists Rights Society, New York; courtesy Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori, Rome; exh. Magazzino Italian Art, Cold Spring).
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18. Telaio in sole e mare (Framing the sun and sea), by Maria Lai. 1971. Nails, wood, twine and tempera, 72 by 152 by 15 cm. (© Archivio Maria Lai; Artists Rights Society, New York; Magazzino Italian Art, Cold Spring; courtesy Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori, Rome).
Exhibition Review
Un magico ‘ponte’ da Tiziano a Rubens: La fortuna di un dipinto perduto
04/2025 | 1465 | 167
Pages: 409-412
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Reviewer:
Barcham, William L. (Barcham, William L.)
Subjects
artists:
Titian / Rubens, Peter Paul
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Fondazione Centro Studi Tiziano e Cadore, Pieve di Cadore, Italy
subjects:
Bridges / Commissions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Un magico ‘ponte’ da Tiziano a Rubens: La fortuna di un dipinto perduto Edited by Stefania Mason. 39 pp. incl. 14 col. ills. (ZeL Edizioni, Treviso, 2024), €10. ISBN 978–88–96600–47–4. | :
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10. Battle of Cadore, by Giulio Fontana, after Titian. c.1562–73. Engraving, 42 by 55.5. cm. (Fondazione Centro Studi Tiziano e Cadore, Pieve di Cadore).
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11. Battle of the Amazons, by Lucas Vorsterman after Peter Paul Rubens. 1623. Engraving, 85.7 by 120.2 cm. (Fondazione Centro Studi Tiziano e Cadore, Pieve di Cadore).
Exhibition Review
Penelope
04/2025 | 1465 | 167
Pages: 404-407
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Reviewer:
Gardner-Dseagu, Christine (Gardner-Dseagu, Christine)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
subjects:
Penelope
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subjects:
Penelope Edited by Alessandra Sarchi and Claudio Franzoni. 280 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Electa, Milan, 2024), €32. ISBN 978–88–92825–92–5. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. Penelope and Telemachus, by the Penelope Painter. c.440 BCE. Terracotta, height 20.5 cm. (Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Chiusi).
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5. Penelope weeping over the bow of Ulysses, by Angelica Kauffmann. c.1779. Oil on metal, 43.7 by 36.8 cm. (Wolverhampton Art Gallery).
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6. Al volger della spola, by Maria Lai. 1995. Fabric, thread and tempera, 32 by 22 by 5 cm. (Private collection; © Archivio Maria Lai).
Exhibition Review
Secessions: Klimt, Stuck, Liebermann
04/2025 | 1465 | 167
Pages: 402-404
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Reviewer:
Lloyd-Peppiatt, Jill (Lloyd-Peppiatt, Jill)
Subjects
dates:
2020-2030
places:
Vienna / Berlin / Munich
subjects:
Association of Visual Artists Vienna Secession, Vienna, Austria
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subjects:
Secessions: Klimt, Stuck, Liebermann Edited by Ralph Gleis and Ursula Storch. 327 pp. incl. 265 col. ills. (Hirmer, Munich, 2023), £45. ISBN 978–3–7774–4192–4. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Poster for the First International Art Exhibition, Munich, designed by Franz von Stuck. 1893. Halftone, 64.5 by 38 cm. (Villa Stuck, Vienna).
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2. Dame in weiß, by Ernestine Schultze- Naumburg. 1898. Oil on canvas, 90 by 120 cm. (Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin).
Attributed works:
3. Kirschenernte, by Dora Hitz. Before 1905. Oil on canvas, 160 by 232 cm. (Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin).
Exhibition Review
Barbara Walker: Being Here
04/2025 | 1465 | 167
Pages: 398-401
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Reviewer:
Stemp, Richard (Stemp, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Walker, Barbara
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, Great Britain / Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, Great Britain
subjects:
Black people
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Barbara Walker: Being Here Arnolfini, Bristol 8th March–25th May | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
15. Pride from the series Private face, by Barbara Walker. 2002. Oil on canvas, 212.7 by 124.5 cm. (© Barbara Walker; DACS, London; exh. Arnolfini, Bristol).
Attributed works:
16. Installation view of Barbara Walker: Being Here at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, 2024–25, showing Burden of proof, by Barbara Walker. 2024. Charcoal wall drawing. (Courtesy Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester; photograph Michael Pollard).
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17. Parade III from the series Shock and awe, by Barbara Walker. 2017. Graphite on embossed paper, 51 by 61 cm. (© Barbara Walker; DACS, London; exh. Arnolfini, Bristol).
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