Opening April 12: "Martin Puryear: Nexus" at the #ClevelandMuseumofArt 🏛️
It’s the most comprehensive survey of the American sculptor’s work in nearly 20 years, with 50+ pieces that bridge the gap between biology and abstract form.
My feature: bit.ly/3Oi5QPx
#Cleveland #CMA #MartinPuryear
"Horse Bit with Winged Ibex Cheekpieces" ( 800–600 BCE )
www.clevelandart.org/art/1980.102
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"Heraldic Panel with Arms of Lichtenfels and a Unicorn Hunt" by ( N/A ) ( c. 1515 )
www.clevelandart.org/art/1954.149
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"Plate: Man Riding a Unicorn" by Jacopo Caffagiolo ( c. 1510 )
www.clevelandart.org/art/1966.129
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"The Wild Horse, or Frightened Horse Leaving the Water" by Eugène Delacroix ( 1828 )
www.clevelandart.org/art/1980.118
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"Horse Standing on a Mound" by Cornelis Saftleven ( 1655 )
www.clevelandart.org/art/2019.12
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Édouard Manet and Berthe Morisot: A friendship written in paintings. 🖼️
Caught a preview of the @ClevelandArt’s newest exhibition. From the "Four Seasons" to intimate family portraits, it’s a must-see for the spring.
Full story here: bit.ly/41wAtUa
#Art #Impressionists #ClevelandMuseumofArt
Light and shadow
#clevelandmuseumofart #artmuseum #cle #cleveland #thisiscle #blackandwhite #monochrome #light #shadow #fujifilmxseries #reggieshp5 #fujifilmx100vi #fujifilmx_us #forestcitycollective #thelandunfiltered
ONE WEEK FROM OUR NEXT POP UP EVENT!
Nov 16th- 1-3 PM at CMA Community Arts Center
Our next pop up event to lead us into Genghis Con is "Why Do We Make Zines?" This is a FREE event!
#GenghisConCLE
#CLEevents #zinescene #CLEcomics #joyousphantom #clevelandmuseumofart #cma #communityartscenter #cac
Renaissance to Runway: The Enduring Italian Houses.....Inspired....Every aspect of this show even the musical selections were enticing.
#fashion #clevelandmuseumofart
In this luminous Neoclassical portrait by French artist Louis Hersent, a young woman with warm pale skin and softly waved brown hair is shown seated at a desk against a white wall backdrop. She turns to meet our gaze with poise and calm intelligence. She wears a high-waisted white muslin gown with short sleeves and a Grecian drape, the delicate fabric gathered beneath the bust. Her bare arms and neckline glow in the diffused light, revealing a natural warmth rather than idealized pallor. The subtle transparency of her gown, rendered in fine brushwork, contrasts with the subdued shadow behind her. The artist’s attention to her thoughtful expression and gentle posture, holding a paper, conveys dignity, intellect, and a sense of self-possession. Hersent’s smooth handling of tone and texture exemplifies early 19th-century French precision, with human presence expressed through restraint and grace. Painted around 1801, “Sophie Crouzet” reflects the rise of virtue and simplicity as moral ideals after the French Revolution. The sitter’s Roman-inspired dress (a “robe à la grecque”) symbolized democratic purity, aligning women with civic virtue. The muslin’s gauzy lightness echoed Enlightenment notions of transparency and natural reason, while the white hue suggested moral integrity. Hersent, a pupil of Jacques-Louis David, merged neoclassical rigor with intimate human warmth, distancing his work from David’s stern heroics. The sitter, Sophie Crouzet, remains a partially mysterious figure. She likely belonged to a bourgeois family sympathetic to revolutionary ideals, perhaps from southern France, where the Crouzet name appears among reformers. Despite her limited biography, the painting’s style and symbolism align her with a generation of educated women who adopted Greco-Roman dress to express civic virtue and intellectual equality. It was possibly commissioned to celebrate Sophie’s youth or marriage, marking her as both fashionable and virtuous in Napoleonic society.
“Sophie Crouzet” by Louis Hersent (French) – Oil on canvas / c. 1801 – The Cleveland Museum of Art (Ohio) #WomenInArt #PortraitofaWoman #Neoclassical #Enlightenment #BlueskyArt #neoclassicism #FrenchArt #FrenchArtist #oilpainting #art #artText #artwork #ClevelandMuseumofArt #LouisHersent #Hersent
Taking some time to relax in the atrium at the Cleveland Museum of Art before officiating a small wedding ceremony. I haven't been here in such a long time, I've forgotten how relaxing and beautiful it is here. I will definitely come back soon.
#ClevelandMuseumOfArt
Rang Murakami's bell. If you like the song playing in this video, it's called Never Could've Been and you can find it in the link in my bio #takashimurakami #cleveland #newmusic #clevelandmuseumofart
This year's festival combines silent films with live musical performances.
#cleveland #csff #clevelandmuseumofart #CLEMoA #silentfilm #filmfestival
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#FBF ...not too long ago at the Cleveland Museum of Art. I think I'm due for another visit soon! 🙂😎🙏❤️🎶🎨 #clevelandmuseumofart #intheCLE #writerslife #authorslife #travellife #museumselfies
If artifacts can be animated, what might they do? A boar-shaped vessel might run... #clevelandmuseumofart #vessel #3dmodeling #animation #artifact
There is always something to make you smile at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Takashi Murakami’s ‘ Stepping on the tail of a rainbow ‘ exhibit. #CMA #clevelandmuseumofart #takashimurakami
Takashi Murakami’s ‘Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow’ recreation of a Yumedono ( Dream Hall ) as seen through the bamboo trees in the Ames Family Atrium at the Cleveland Museum of Art. #clevelandmuseumofart #CMA #TakaskiMurakami
Angles and reflections
#clemuseum #thisiscle #sonyalpha #clevelandmuseumofart #columnandstripe #takashimurakami #cle #ohio #liminal #reflections #blackandwhite #clevelandphotographer #forestcitycollective
Seated Amitayus Buddha ( The Buddha of infinite life, circa 550 CE) looking over Takashi Murakami’s recreation of the Yumedono ( dream hall ) through the glass doors of Gallery 241. My Saturday views. #CMA #clevelandmuseumofart #TAKASHIMURAKAMI
Seated Amitayus Buddha ( The Buddha of infinite life, circa 550 CE) looking over Takashi Murakami’s recreation of the Yumedono ( dream hall ) through the glass doors of Gallery 241. My Saturday views. #CMA #clevelandmuseumofart #TAKASHIMURAKAMI
Frederick Garrison Hall.
#etching #illustration #ephemera #bookplate #exlibris #20thcentury #ClevelandMuseumOfArt #FrederickGarrisonHall
American artist John Sloan (1871-1951) observed this scene through the rear window of his Manhattan apartment.
Quote: “Though a living cannot be made from art, art makes life worth living.”
Images: John Sloan, “A Woman’s Work,” 1912 from #clevelandmuseumofart
#ashcanschool #realism
🎶 Join #clevelandmuseumofart tomorrow for an immersive sound installation with pianist Kotaro Fukuma! Inspired by their current exhibit, 'Takashi Murakami: Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow,' this free event takes place in the Ames Family Atrium—no tickets required!
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Caspar David Friedrich, 1803. “The Woman with the Spider Web between Bare Trees”
#printmaking #woodcut #1800s #CasparDavidFriedrich #ClevelandMuseumofArt
He also funded the Gund Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
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Takashi Murakami Casts His Spell Again in Cleveland now through Labor Day. #roadTrip 😲🎐🎑🎍🔵⚪🔴⚫🟣🟠🟤🟡🟢
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🌈 Mark your calendars for the grand opening of 'Takashi Murakami: Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow' this Sunday, May 25, at the Cleveland Museum of Art!
Members get special early access until May 24—grab your tickets now!
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