THE ARBUTURIAN - Goya to Impressionism, at the Courtauld, London
In The Arbuturian, published 3 February online, a feature on a rare exhibition of artworks from the Oskar Reinhart collection in Switzerland, opening at the Courtauld Gallery, London, on 14 February 2025. Goya to Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection exhibits 25 masterpieces, on show in the top floor galleries, adjacent to Samuel Courtauld's collection of Impressionist paintings. A chance to compare fabulous art collections (until 26th May 2025).
Read it here in The Arbuturian :
Goya to Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Oskar Reinhart Collection | The Arbuturian
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Francisco Goya Still Life with Three Salmon Steaks, 1808-12, Image © The Swiss Confederation, Federal Office of Culture, Oskar Reinhart Collection “Am Römerholz”, Winterthur
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec , The Clowness Cha-U-Kao, 1895, Image © The Swiss Confederation, Federal Office of Culture, Oskar Reinhart Collection “Am Römerholz”, Winterthur
THE NEW EUROPEAN - Bound together, pulled apart: Catalan artists in Paris
Bound together, pulled apart: Catalan artists in Paris - The New European
Published in The New European Issue 421: 23-29 January 2025, pp.40-41, "Bound together, pulled apart: Catalan artists in Paris", discusses a group of artists from Barcelona, who lived and worked in Paris during the late nineteenth-early twentieth century, bringing their own culture, and absorbing Parisian life, both explored through their paintings.
It relates to a superb exhibition at the Museu Picasso, Barcelona, Montmartre to Montparnasse: Catalan artists in Paris 1889-1914 (until 30 March 2025).
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Santiago Rusiñol, La morfinòmana (The morphine addict) París, 1894,
© Arxiu Fotogràfic del Consorci del Patrimoni de Sitges
Ramon Casas Plein air, París, c. 1890-1891
© Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona (2024)
THE ARBUTURIAN - Sheila Fell: Cumberland on Canvas
Just published online in The Arbuturian. Read it here:
https://www.arbuturian.com/culture/art/sheila-fell-cumberland-on-canvas
A stunning SHEILA FELL retrospective is currently showing at the Tullie (museum & art gallery) in Carlisle, Cumbria, or Cumberland as it was called when Fell was born in 1931. Sheila Fell (1931-1979) was a remarkable landscape painter & near 100 of her works are on display in 'Sheila Fell: Cumberland on Canvas', until 18 March, 2025.
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'Snowscape, Cumbria' by Sheila Fell - Sheffield Museums Trust, © the artist's estate.
Exhibition installation of Fell's last,and unfinshed painting 'Untitled', 1979 © CastleGate House Gallery,Cockermouth, Cumbria (image © Stuart Walker)
FOOD STORIES just published by ShutterHub. Shutter Hub was founded 10 years ago by Karen Harvey, to give photographers worldwide a platform for their work. The photography in each publication is breathtaking. Food Stories '100 Recipes without Words' is the latest - I love the fish in aspic by Marcel Koehler - he created the front cover too. Karen (just awarded an MBE) states that "Shutter Hub’s key mission is to create fair access to photography, making a positive impact within the industry and opening up opportunities for everyone – be it through our Camera Amnesty Projects or other similar initiatives." Take a look.
On carousel: 'Food Stories' front cover. Image copyright Shutter Hub.
Closing 23 February 2025
A Barbie Fest at the Design Museum
Published online in The Arbuturian on August 17, a feature on the latest exhibition at the Design Museum in Kensington, London: 'Barbie®:The Exhibition' (until 23 February 2025). It's a chance to channel your inner Barbie and Ken, and see Barbie No.1 produced in 1959. She has her 65th anniversary this year. Read it here:
A Barbie Fest at The Design Museum | The Arbuturian
On carousel Barbie No.1, 1959 (detail) image © Mattel Inc,.