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2018.08.21 15:38
메트뮤지엄 외젠 들라크루아 특별전(9/17-1/6)
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Delacroix
September 17, 2018–January 6, 2019
The Met Fifth Avenue
French painter Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) was one of the greatest creative figures of the 19th century. Through his choice of daring subjects and compositions, a vibrant palette, and bold brushwork, he set into motion a cascade of innovations that changed the course of art. As Van Gogh wrote in 1885: “What I find so fine about Delacroix is precisely that he reveals the liveliness of things, and the expression and the movement, that he is utterly beyond the paint.”
Although Delacroix is celebrated as the embodiment of the Romantic era, much remains to be understood about his life and prolific career. Delacroix, which opens on September 17 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will be the first comprehensive retrospective in North America devoted to the artist. Visitors will discover a protean genius who continues to set the bar for artists today.
The monumental exhibition will illuminate Delacroix’s restless imagination in all its complexity through more than 150 paintings, drawings, prints, and manuscripts—many of which have never been shown before in the United States. In addition to works from The Met collection, the exhibition will include exceptional loans from the Musée du Louvre and some 60 museums and private collections throughout Europe and North America.
Delacroix is made possible by the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust.
