Metropolitan Museum of Art
I wish this catalogue spelled out John Singer Sargent’s professional stance as a “juste milieu” painter more methodically. That term refers to those eager to be associated with new stylistic tendencies yet careful not to transgress the establishment’s norms.
Read MoreTwo exhibitions merit a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art — but soon. Each closes July 16.
Read MoreAh, the trees! They are the focal point, the organizing principle, of this tight exhibition, which in three parts tracks Van Gogh’s productive yet challenging sojourn in southern France, from Arles to Saint-Rémy.
Read MoreIn New York, museums and galleries are racing toward a new normal, whatever that might be. Most exhibitions that opened earlier in the year will stay open into the summer.
Read MoreMuseums, now reopened in New York, are trying to coax visitors into their galleries. With two exhibitions, it’s working.
Read MorePerhaps Eugène Delacroix is best regarded as a leader of the resistance to academic art, part of the transition to impressionism.
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