DOUBLE UP ON THE DUTCH WITH NEW LACMA WORKS.Byline: Fred Shuster Staff Writer In what's being called one of the most significant art donations to a major American museum of the past 50 years, 11 oil paintings by 17th- and 18th-century Dutch masters have been unveiled at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is the official and world-renowned art museum of the County of Los Angeles, California, located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. . The exhibit includes a symphonic floral still life by Ambrosius Bosschaert Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (Antwerp, January 18 1573–The Hague, 1621) was a still life painter of the Dutch Golden Age. He started his career in Antwerp, but spend most of it in Middelburg (1593–1613), where he became dean of the painters' guild. , a moody winter panorama by Aert van der Neer van der Neer is the name of:
Bosschaert's ``Bouquet of Flowers on a Ledge,'' a tiny jewel-like work shimmering shim·mer intr.v. shim·mered, shim·mer·ing, shim·mers 1. To shine with a subdued flickering light. See Synonyms at flash. 2. with color, is among the gift's most extraordinary pieces. ``It's an extremely detailed piece by a very rare painter,'' said J. Patrice Marandel, chief curator of the museum's European art collection. ``The piece has been known to scholars the world over, but not everybody has seen it until today.'' Another prized work is Saenredam's ``Interior of the Mariakerk, Utrecht,'' which uses earth tones to portray the Romanesque church's resolute stone arches. ``It's pared down to the bare minimum - no people, just a bit of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color ,'' Marandel said. ``There's a spiritual, magical, very modern sensibility there.'' The 11 pristine masterpieces, valued as high as $25 million, were donated by museum trustee Hannah Carter, widow of art collector and philanthropist Edward Carter Edward Carter may refer to one of the following people:
Andrea Rich, LACMA's president and director, lifted the curtain on the newly mounted permanent exhibit Thursday. It joins the museum's renowned Dutch masters collection on the second floor of LACMA's Ahmanson Building. ``These, like others given to LACMA LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA Los Angeles County Medical Association LACMA Latin American and Caribbean Movers Association , are works in which the expertise of composition, the use of color, are breathtaking,'' Rich said, adding the pieces were ``unassailable in quality and importance.'' The 17th century was the Dutch golden age The Golden Age (1584-1702) was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. This article focuses on social and cultural history. , a period of economic prosperity and artistic development. Prosperous merchants were the primary patrons of the artists, who supplied generally secular reflections of wealth, well-being and happiness. Landscapes, the sea, travel to distant lands and botany were popular subjects for artists of the period. Fred Shuster, (818) 713-3676 fred.shuster(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Ambrosius Bosschaert's ``Bouquet of Flowers on a Ledge'' (1619-20) is one of 11 paintings by Dutch contemporaries of Rembrandt donated by museum trustee Hannah Carter to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. (2) ``Interior of the Mariakerk, Utrecht,'' by Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, is also on display at LACMA. ``There's a spiritual, magical, very modern sensibility there,'' says J. Patrice Marandel, chief curator of the museum's European collection. |
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