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Book Review
Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris
03/2024 | 1452 | 166
Pages: 319–321
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Reviewer:
Caws, Mary Ann (Caws, Mary Ann)
Subjects
artists:
Laurencin, Marie
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, United States
subjects:
French art / Women artists / Models (people) / Homosexuality
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Marie Laurencin: Sapphic Paris Edited by Simonetta Fraquelli and Cindy Kang, with essays by Simonetta Fraquelli, Cindy Kang, Jelena Kristic, Christine Poggi, Rachel Silveri and contributions by Corrinne Chong and Oriane Poret. 208 pp. incl. 112 col. + 64 b. & w. ills. (Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, 2023), £40. ISBN 978–0–30027–363–2. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
15. Portrait de Mademoiselle Chanel, by Marie Laurencin. 1923. Oil on canvas, 92 by 73 cm. (© Fondation Foujita, Artists Rights Society, New York, and ADAGP, Paris; Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris; Bridgeman Images).
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16. Femme peintre et son modèle, by Marie Laurencin. 1921. Oil on canvas, 80.6 by 65 cm. (© Fondation Foujita, Artists Rights Society, New York, and ADAGP, Paris; private collection; Bridgeman Images; Christie’s Images).
Attributed works:
17. Les biches, by Marie Laurencin. 1923. Oil on canvas, 73 by 92 cm. (© RMN-Grand Palais and Art Resource, New York; Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris).
Book Review
Cézanne in the Barnes Foundation
03/2023 | 1440 | 165
Pages: 336-338
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Reviewer:
Shiff, Richard (Shiff, Richard)
Subjects
art literature:
Catalogues
artists:
Cézanne, Paul
museums and institutions:
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, United States
Reviewed Items
museums and institutions:
Cézanne in the Barnes Foundation Edited by André Dombrowski, Nancy Ireson and Sylvie Patry. 432 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Rizzoli Electa, New York, and Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, 2021), £68. ISBN 978–0–8478–6488–1. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. The church of Saint-Aspais seen from the Place de la Préfecture at Melun, by Paul Cezanne. 1879–80. Oil on canvas, 53 by 64.4 cm. (Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
Attributed works:
2. Reflected infrared digital photograph of The church of Saint-Aspais seen from the Place de la Préfecture at Melun with red outlines that delineate the graphite underdrawing (Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, 2022).
Exhibition Review
Modigliani Up Close
01/2023 | 1438 | 165
Pages: 81-83
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Reviewer:
Devolder, Bart J.C. (Devolder, Bart J.C.)
Subjects
artists:
Modigliani, Amedeo
dates:
2020-2030
media:
Sculpture / Paintings
museums and institutions:
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, United States
subjects:
Italian art / Technical analysis / Techniques / Materials
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Modigliani Up Close Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia 16th October 2022– 29th January 2023 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
19. Installation view of Modigliani Up Close at the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, 2022. (Courtesy Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
Attributed works:
20. Self-portrait, by Amedeo Modigliani. 1919. Oil on canvas, 100 by 64.5 cm. (Museu de Arte Contemporanea da Universidade de São Paulo; exh. Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
Attributed works:
21. Young woman in a yellow dress (Renée Modot), by Amedeo Modigliani. 1918. Oil on canvas, 92 by 60 cm. (Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Turin; exh. Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
Exhibition Review
Suzanne Valadon: Model, Painter, Rebel
01/2022 | 1426 | 164
Pages: 76-79
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Reviewer:
Birnbaum, Paula J. (Birnbaum, Paula J.)
Subjects
artists:
Valadon, Suzanne
museums and institutions:
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, United States
subjects:
French painting / Women artists
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Suzanne Valadon: Model, Painter, Rebel Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia 26th September 2021– 9th January 2022 | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
26. Family portrait, by Suzanne Valadon. 1912. Oil on canvas, 98 by 73.5 cm. (Centre Pompidou, Paris; © 2021 Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York; © CNAC/ MNAM, Dist. RMNGrand Palais / Art Resource, New York; photograph Christian Jean and Jean Popovitch; exh. Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
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27. Black Venus, by Suzanne Valadon. 1919. Oil on canvas, 160 by 97 cm. (Musée des Beaux- Arts de Menton; © 2021 Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York; courtesy Musee des Beaux- Arts de Menton; exh. Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia; Bridgeman Images).
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28. The violin case, by Suzanne Valadon. Oil on canvas, 81 by 100 cm. (Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris; © 2021 Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York; courtesy Musée d’art moderne de la ville de Paris, France/ HIP / Art Resource, New York; exh. Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
Exhibition Review
Soutine / de Kooning: Conversations in Paint
10/2021 | 1423 | 163
Pages: 958-961
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Reviewer:
James, Merlin (James, Merlin; James, Merlin Ingli; Ingli James, Merlin; J., M.)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Soutine, Chaim / De Kooning, Willem
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, United States / Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris, France
subjects:
French art / American art
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Soutine / de Kooning: Conversations in Paint Edited by Simonetta Fraquelli and Claire Bernardi. 176 pp. with 120 col. ills. (Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, and the Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie, Paris, and Paul Holberton Publishing, London), £40. ISBN 978–1–911300–88–5. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
30. The village, by Chaïm Soutine. c.1923–24. Oil on canvas, 75 by 93 cm. (Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris; © 2021 RMN-Grand Palais and Scala, Florence).
Attributed works:
31. Collage, by Willem de Kooning. 1950. Oil, enamel and steel tacks on paper, 55.9 by 76.2 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
32. Woman, by Willem de Kooning. 1953. Oil, enamel paints and charcoal on paper mounted on canvas, 74 by 54 cm. (Glenstone, Potomac).
Exhibition Review
Elijah Pierce’s America
02/2021 | 1415 | 163
Pages: 175-177
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Reviewer:
Rhodes, Colin (Rhodes, Colin)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Pierce, Elijah
museums and institutions:
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, United States
subjects:
African Americans / American art / Folk art / Carvings
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Elijah Pierce’s America Edited by Nancy Ireson and Zoé Whitley. 208 pp. incl. 120 col. ills. (Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, and Paul Holberton, London, 2020), £40. ISBN 978–1–911300–87–8. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
22. Three ways to send a message: telephone, telegram, tella- woman, by Elijah Pierce. c.1941. Carved and painted wood, 39.4 by 45.7 by 3.8 cm. (High Museum of Art, Atlanta; exh. Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
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23. Nixon being driven from the White House, by Elijah Pierce. 1975. Carved and painted wood and beads, 36.8 by 74.3 cm. (Private collection; exh. Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
Attributed works:
24. The Power of prayer, by Elijah Pierce. 1960. Carved and painted wood and glitter, 103.1 by 49.8 cm. (Museum of Everything, London; exh. Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
Exhibition Review
Marie Cuttoli: The Modern Thread from Miró to Man Ray
12/2020 | 1413 | 162
Pages: 1098-1101
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Reviewer:
Parrish, Sarah (Parrish, Sarah)
Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Cuttoli, Marie / Miró, Joan / Man Ray / Braque, Georges / Derain, André / Dufy, Raoul / Corbusier, Le / Léger, Fernand / Lurçat, Jean / Picasso, Pablo / Rouault, Georges
museums and institutions:
Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, United States
subjects:
Tapestry (process) / Fashion / Colonialism / Gender / Modernism
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Marie Cuttoli: The Modern Thread from Miró to Man Ray By Cindy Kang. 160 pp. incl. 100 col. ills. (Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, and Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2020), £35. ISBN 978–0– 300–25131–9. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
18. Composition with three figures – Fragment, by Fernand Léger. 1932. Oil on canvas, 144.2 by 114.3 cm. (Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris 2020; exh. Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
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19. Rhythmic figures (woman and birds), designed by Joan Miró for Myrbor. 1934. Cotton and wool with silk, 195.6 by 175.3 cm. (Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia; © Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris 2020).
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20. Evening dress, embroidery designed by Natalia Goncharova for Myrbor. c.1926. Silk with silk appliqué and metallic thread and wool yarn embroidery (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
Article
The Modigliani Technical Research Study. Modigliani’s Paris portraits 1915–17
04/2018 | 1381 | 160
Pages: 311-318
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Author:
Buckley, Barbara (Buckley, Barbara)
Author:
Duffy, Michael (Duffy, Michael)
Author:
Langley, Allison (Langley, Allison)
Author:
Porell, Mina (Porell, Mina)
Subjects
art literature:
Fry, Roger (R. F.; R. E. F.)
artists:
Modigliani, Amedeo
dates:
1910-1919
media:
Paintings
museums and institutions:
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, United States / Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, United States / Museum of Modern Art, New York, United States
places:
France / Paris
subjects:
Italian painting / Portraits / Double portraits / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Radiographs / Techniques / Pigments / Style / Cubist / Collage (technique) / Sitters / Lipchitz, Jacques
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Madam Pompadour, by Amedeo Modigliani. 1915. Canvas, 61.1 by 50.2 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago).
Attributed works:
10. Anna Zborowska, by Amedeo Modigliani. 1917. Canvas, 130.2 by 81.3 cm. (Museum of Modern Art, New York).
Attributed works:
11. X-radiograph of Fig.10.
Attributed works:
12. Chromium (left) and calcium (right) XRF mapping images for Fig.10.
Attributed works:
2. Béatrice (Portrait of Beatrice Hastings), by Amedeo Modigliani. 1916. Canvas, 55.2 by 38.2 cm. (The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
Attributed works:
3. Early black-and-white photograph of Fig.2 (Paul Guillaume Archives; © Institut Restellini, Paris).
Attributed works:
4. The pretty housewife, by Amedeo Modigliani. 1915. Canvas, 110.5 by 49.8 cm. (The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
Attributed works:
5. X-radiograph of Fig.4.
Attributed works:
6. Composite of inscription details from (from the top): Fig.4, Fig.9, Fig.2 and Fig.1.
Attributed works:
7. Details of Fig.4 (clockwise from top left): a) green and grey-green peeking through the corners of the proper left eye; b) hairline with underlying warm green tone; c) dark green-black paint tamped or sponged to texture the collar; d) scraping through the background.
Attributed works:
8. X-radiograph of Fig.9.
Attributed works:
9. Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz, by Amedeo Modigliani. 1916. Canvas, 81.3 by 54.3 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago).
Article
The Modigliani Technical Research Study. An introduction to Modigliani’s materials and techniques
03/2018 | 1380 | 160
Pages: 182-188
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Author:
Fraquelli, Simonetta (Fraquelli, Simonetta)
Author:
Ireson, Nancy (Ireson, Nancy)
Author:
King, Annette (King, Annette)
Author:
Townsend, Joyce H. (Townsend, Joyce H.)
Subjects
artists:
Modigliani, Amedeo
dates:
1900-1919
media:
Paintings
museums and institutions:
Tate Modern, London, Great Britain / National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States / Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, United States
places:
France / Italy
subjects:
Italian painting / Technical analysis / Scientific analysis / Infrared reflectography / Radiographs / Attribution / Supports / Underdrawings
subjects:
Attributions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Béatrice (Portrait of Beatrice Hastings), by Amedeo Modigliani. 1916. Canvas with newsprint, 55.2 by 38.2 cm. (Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia).
Attributed works:
2. Female nude, by Amedeo Modigliani. c.1916. Canvas, 92 by 60 cm. (Courtauld Gallery, London).
Attributed works:
3. The little peasant (‘Le petit paysan’), by Amedeo Modigliani. c.1918. Canvas, 100 by 64.5 cm. (Tate, London).
Attributed works:
4. Self-portrait, by Amedeo Modigliani. 1919. Canvas, 100 by 64.5 cm. (Museu de Arte Comtemporânea da Universidade de São Paolo, Brazil).
Attributed works:
5. Portrait of a girl, by Amedeo Modigliani. c.1917. Canvas, 80.8 by 60 cm. (Tate, London).
Attributed works:
6. X-radiograph showing the earlier figure beneath the surface of Fig.5.
Attributed works:
7. Nude study, by Amedeo Modigliani. 1908. Canvas, 81.9 by 54 cm. (Private collection).
Attributed works:
8. Photomicrograph of the right eye from Fig.2.
Attributed works:
9. Photomicrograph of the left eye from Fig.5.
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