Other crucial pieces will include Lorenzo De Ferrari’s “Étude de naïade” and work by Giovanni Battista Paggi and Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. Composed entirely of portraits of relatives, friends, and Aix-en-Provence locals, the collection is void of smiles or demonstrative postures. But in the midst of La Biennale Paris, the exhibition “Recomposition” will show Stohead’s latest creative endeavor, marked by an unforeseen harmony – crisp shapes, thick texture, brash hues. This display will continue through Oct. 22 and later will be shown at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. The 19th- and 20th-century collection, which was assembled in just two years by Wilhelm and Henny Hansen of Denmark, contains Impressionist French work, such as Morisot portraiture, Monet landscape, and the effervescent work of Gauguin.

Source: New York Times September 11, 2017 03:56 UTC