Rococo to Modernism
March 30, 2004, through May 30, 2004
European Drawings and Watercolors from the Permanent Collection and Dartmouth's Alumni
Location
Temporary Exhibitions, Friends and Cheatham Galleries
About
Rococo to Modernism presents forty-two drawings and watercolors created by celebrated artists from the early eighteenth through the early twentieth century, including Eugène Delacroix, Vincent van Gogh, Vasily Kandinsky, Adolph Menzel, Pablo Picasso, Thomas Rowlandson, and Francesco Solimena, among others. Organized by Bart Thurber, the Hood's curator of European art, this exhibition of preparatory sketches, working drafts, and finished compositions reflects a mixture of genres including figure studies, portraits, landscapes, and historical subjects. Rococo to Modernism provides visitors with a rare opportunity to view selected works on paper from the Hood's European holdings alongside important contributions from the private collections of some of Dartmouth's alumni. While a number of these drawings and watercolors have been exhibited periodically at the Hood and have been lent to other institutions, they have never before comprised a comprehensive exhibition.
Rococo to Modernism has been organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, and generously supported by the Bernard R. Siskind 1955 Fund and the Cissy Patterson Fund.
Exhibition Curator
T. Barton Thurber