For the first time in New York, Gainsborough’s portraiture has its own exhibition at the Frick with more than two dozen paintings from collections around the world.
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’Portrait of Miss Mary Edwards’ by William Hogarth, 1742. The Frixk Collection, New York City, New York, USA.
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Lady Valerie Susan Meux stands, poised yet assertive, her porcelain-pale face framed by dark hair under a sweeping hat trimmed in soft feathers. She wears a floor-length gown of pale silvery gray satin, its sheen gently reflecting the rose-pink interior lining that gives the painting its chromatic “harmony.” Behind her, the background dissolves into an atmospheric haze of gray, creating a tonal field that makes her appear to emerge from mist. Light ripples across the satin folds and subtle pink highlights, lending to a sense of hushed luxury. The portrait’s quiet balance mirrors Whistler’s belief that painting should be composed like an arrangement of musical notes rather than narrative. When American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler met Lady Meux in 1881, she was one of London’s most talked-about social figures. Born Valerie Susan Langdon, she had worked as an actress and reportedly a barmaid before marrying Sir Henry Meux, heir to a brewery fortune. Their marriage scandalized Victorian high society, but Lady Meux used art and architecture to shape a bold new identity. She commissioned Whistler to paint three portraits that would place her among the aristocracy’s cultural elite. She posed proudly, unrepentant about her past. Whistler’s refined aestheticism transformed her public image: instead of portraying her as an outcast, he bathed her in harmony and grace. Yet their relationship was volatile as she found his pace infuriating and he found her demands extravagant. Only two portraits survived their disagreements. For Whistler, “Harmony in Pink and Gray” came during his mature “harmony” period, after public clashes over his painting “Nocturne in Black and Gold.” The portrait reveals his devotion to tone over story and his mastery of restraint. For Lady Meux, it was self-reinvention of a woman who refused to be confined by class or gossip. Together, they created a portrait of grace, defiance, and the subtle music of color.
Harmony in Pink and Gray: Portrait of Lady Meux by James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American) – Oil on canvas / 1881 – The Frick Collection (New York) #WomenInArt #art #artText #artwork #Whistler #JamesAbbottMcNeillWhistler #pink #TheFrick #TheFrickCollection #OilPainting #BlueskyArt #portraitofawoman
Recently re-opened Frick showcases 40 religious objects with exquisite craftmanship from Terra Sancta Museum--Click the link to read more in the Picture This Post preview-
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Just gorgeous. Unveiled today at #thefrickcollection
Flora Yukhnovich’s Four Seasons’ Unveiled at The Frick Collection gothamtogo.com/flora-yukhno...
I've been to both the Getty and Getty Villa, the Met and the Cloisters, the Morgan Museum and Library... #art #religiousart #paintings #theFrickCollection #theFrick
When the home is as beautiful as the priceless artwork held within.
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Saint Francis in Ecstasy (or Saint Francis in the Desert) by Giovanni Bellini, started in 1475 and completed around 1480
Giovanni Bellini (Italian, ca. 1424/35–1516)
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The Frick Collection to Reopen in Newly Renovated Home at 1 East 70th Street, NYC on April 17th gothamtogo.com/the-frick-co...
Opening Thursday, April 17th #TheFrickCollection
One of my favorites of #CamilleCorot, which is one of a number of his works, beautifully displayed at #TheFrickCollection in #NYC.
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After a 5 yr renovation project #TheFrickCollection is reopening in #NYC. I attended a preview last night...beautiful. The second floor is now being used and there are ten new rooms to show off the collection. The Frick, my fav #NY museum and my favorite art museum anywhere.
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The Frick Collection to Reopen in Newly Renovated Home at 1 East 70th Street, NYC on April 17th gothamtogo.com/the-frick-co...
It's spectacular. #thefrickcollection Opening to the public on April 17th.
God point - should have tagged #Copenhagen for the #traveltip
Also, while I am on a roll, #Thefrickcollection in #Newyorkcity on the Upper East Side has same charm and ambience 👍
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