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Sunday, June 10, 2012

'Normandy' comes to Portland Museum of Art - Press Herald

'Normandy' comes to Portland Museum of Art - Press Herald

10:12 AM

'Normandy' comes to Portland Museum of Art

For more than a century, a stretch of France's Atlantic coast has been a magnet to the world's great artists. Many of them will be on display in a new show at the Portland Museum of Art.

By Bob Keyes bkeyes@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer

When Margaret Burgess arrived for her job interview at the Portland Museum of Art in 2009, she felt transfixed by a Claude Monet painting hanging in a second-floor gallery.

"La Manneporte Vu en Aval" (La Manneport as Seen from Below) by Claude Monet, oil on canvas, circa 1884.

Photo courtesy of the Portland Museum of Art

"Temps d'Orage a Etretat" ("Stormy Weather at Stretat") by Gustave Courbet, oil on canvas, circa 1869.

Photo courtesy of the Portland Museum of Art

Additional Photos Below

ON VIEW

"THE DRAW OF THE NORMANDY COAST: 1860 TO 1960"

WHEN: Opens Thursday. On view through Sept. 3.

WHERE: Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square

HOURS: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; until 9 p.m. Fridays

ADMISSION: $12; $10 for seniors and students with ID; $6 for ages 13 to 17; free for ages 12 and younger; free for everyone after 5 p.m. Fridays

INFO: 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org

The painting, "La Manneporte Seen from Below," painted in 1884, shows the widely depicted natural arch that is sculpted in the limestone cliffs of the Normandy coast of France. If you've been to the museum and wandered beyond the first floor, you know the painting. The PMA keeps it on view all the time, and it's one of Monet's most compelling oils.

The master's view is from sea level, looking up and over at a small seaside section of the arch. Green waves break against the rocks, and the arch itself nearly blends into a cloud-filled sky. Monet renders the earthen form with soft greyish-blues. The painting feels rugged and suggests a dangerous place.

"I was just struck by how he chose to crop it and how this painting fit into his overall oeuvre," said Burgess, the museum's curator of European Art. "How he got to that vantage point and why he chose to paint from there captivated me."

Those questions lingered for Burgess, and next week, the museum opens its major summer exhibition with the Monet painting as its centerpiece. "The Draw of the Normandy Coast: 1860 to 1960" opens Thursday and remains on view through Sept. 3.

Burgess, who got the job she coveted, has put together 43 paintings by European and American artists who have traveled to the Normandy coast for subject matter and inspiration.

The exhibition includes several visions of the arches at Etretat, including two others by Monet. Before he moved onto waterlilies and haystacks, Monet studied, devoured and dissected these arches.

"The Draw of the Normandy Coast" is a lush, warm and colorful show, with beach scenes, boats at port and tall, majestic cliffs. Set against gallery walls painted in blueberry blue, this collection of paintings conjures summer dreams. In addition to Etretat, it includes paintings from Trouville, Deauville, Villerville and the ports of Le Havre and Honfleur.

The exhibition encourages one to think about the similarities between the Atlantic coast of France and the coast of Maine. Both regions attracted the most talented artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. Both were readily accessible by rail -- from Paris or Boston. Both were, and still are, endowed with stunning natural beauty, and both are dotted with cities and towns that supported the artists with summer colonies and year-round residences.

And both share the same ocean.

While the Monet painting inspired Burgess's earliest ideas for this show, another PMA exhibition, "The Call of the Coast" in 2009, helped focus her thoughts. That exhibition examined the work created by artists in New England art colonies. This show does much the same, from a European perspective. "I loved that show, and it made me want to do the French coast," she said.

The Normandy coast attracted artists of all ilk and style. It wasn't just the impressionists who came here, but also the realists, neo-impressionists, cubists and surrealists. The region's artist-visitors included some of the most important in the annals of art history, from Monet to Matisse, Renoir to Picasso.

This exhibition documents the draw of the region from the mid-19th century on up through World War II and beyond, Burgess noted. Many of the works come from the museum collection, as well as from the Scott M. Black Collection, which is on long-term loan to the museum.

Burgess and museum director Mark Bessire also solicited loans from other Maine institutions, including the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, as well as the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; the Museum of Modern Art in New York; the Detroit Institute of Arts; the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Conn.; and the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton, Mass.

In a short statement that he wrote for the accompanying catalog, Black recounted his trips to Normandy. He visited first in 1982, and returned with his wife, Isabelle, in 2008 and 2009, following in the footsteps of the artists whose works he admired and collected.

"The cliffs at Etretat with its arch were remarkable; Port-en-Bessin where Seurat painted was a delightful small village," Black writes. "We dined around sundown at La Ferme Saint-Simeon in Honfleur, a historic inn which had hosted Boudin, Monet, and Bazille, observing from its promontory above the famous lighthouse the dappled sunlight on the bay of Le Havre that Monet had captured in his earlier works.

"Like Maine, Normandy has a rugged beauty which is well worth visiting."

During a gallery tour, Burgess calls attention to the Gustave Corbet oil, "Stormy Weather at Etretat." Although he was born in the mountains of France, Courbet found himself drawn to the coast. He made this painting, depicting billowing waves crashing against the rocks and cliffs, in 1869. He told his friends he was struck by "the growling sea."

Burgess loves this painting for its emotive qualities. He painted the cliffs with a sharp palette knife, and turned the sky into a caldron of brown and gray. The waves churn ferociously.

The curator calls it a "moody coastal scene."

It is the coast of Normandy, but could just as easily be an image of Blackhead at Monhegan in Maine, made by the hand of Rockwell Kent or Edward Hopper. 

Staff Writer Bob Keyes can be contacted at 791-6457 or:

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Get painting - Kilkenny People

WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP-An introductory workshop for anyone wanting to start or re-start painting with watercolours will be held in the Inistioge Community Centre on Saturday June 9th, from 2 to 5pm. The instructor is Anne McLeod, an award-winning member of the Irish Watercolour Society and teacher of numerous popular watercolour classes in Wexford and the South East. The subject for the afternoon is nasturtiums, so come prepared to enjoy the wet paint and vivid colours! Fee €30. Some materials provided. Enquiries and bookings: 053 9145607.

A TIME TO MEET OTHERS BEREAVED BY SUICIDE- Kilkenny Bereavement Support will hold a meeting for people bereaved by suicide in VillA MARIA, Talbots Inch, Kilkenny on Thursday 5th June at 8.00pm. For information phone 056-7756538.

NIALL MELLON TOWNSHIP TRUST FUND-A cake sale will be held in the Rower on 9th and 10th of June after mass outside the church. The money raised will be used by David Kelly, Coolhill who is going to Cape Town in November to help build houses with the Niall Mellon Township trust.

COFFEE MORNING-A coffee morning will be held at Dwyers, high Street, Inistioge on Saturday 16th June from 10:30am to 1pm with the proceeds going to Rehab Care. Rehab provides services for people with special needs. The generous support of the public would be much appreciated.

CAMPA SAMHRAIDH-Campa Samhraidh is running in Inistioge National School from 9th to 13th July. This is a fun Summer camp run by Irish speaking teachers and helpers. The camp is being run in conjunction with Ă“gras. It will run from 9:30am to 2:30pm each day and will include games, sports and arts and crafts, all run through Irish. The fee is €60 per child and €55 per sibling, €30 of which is a non refundable deposit which is required to secure the booking. Please contact Nicola Wolfe on 0879197744 for further information.

SINCERE SYMPATHIES-Sympathies are extended to the family and friends of Mary Walsh, Ballyvarra, who was laid to rest recently. May she Rest in peace.

CONCERT- Globetrotting musicians Tania Opland and Mike Freeman will be playing a concert closer to home on Friday 8th June at 8.30 pm. The venue is Cois Abhann Centre, Inistioge, and entry is €8 at the door (€5 concessions). If you haven’t seen them before, you are in for a treat: Tania and Mike play a wide and varied range of instruments, singing and playing songs from all corners of the world. A great night guaranteed - don’t miss it! Reservations appreciated, by email (mylek@aol.com) or by phone: 056 7758728.



Source: www.kilkennypeople.ie

Picking artwork for home, an art - Times of India
So you have just moved into a new house and after painting the walls and placing all your furniture, you notice that something is still missing. A home is a reflection of you — your personality and state of mind and everyone wants to come home to a comfortable and beautiful space. Most of the beautiful homes are characterised by a unique art collection. Empty walls give the illusion that a home is empty and barely occupied, so why not add some colour and style by investing in some art work.

The most important aspect to take into consideration is the amount of wall space that you have. The ideal place for paintings are a living room but you may want to add some in your bedroom as well. Depending on the amount of space available, choose a painting. You don't want one that overshadows the entire wall, nor do you want very tiny ones. Either choose one big piece or a couple of small ones that are part of the same series and go together.

Don't think getting some art work means spending big bucks. Yes, you may have to shell out much for one of the top artist's works but you can easily choose something cheaper. If originals seem too expensive, why not frame up a reproduction. You can even try and attain prints of your favourite artists' works.

Remember art is quite personal. So don't randomly select a piece just because it goes with the colour of your window curtains. Choose something that is meaningful to you, that inspires or calms you. Try to look it as something that you will keep with you for years. You want to select pieces that you will love and your close ones will appreciate.

No matter what artwork appeals to you, keep in mind also the theme of your home. If you have a very traditional Indian style home with traditional sculptures and carpets, you may want something that goes with the theme. A print of one of Vincent Van Gogh or Monet's work will look totally out of place. Colours are equally important as you don't want it clashing with the rest of the stuff in your home.

Try asking an artist or interior decorator for some tips. You can tell him/her what kind of home you have and they may help you select an appropriate work. They will also tell you how best to display it. You could use small picture lights to highlight the work.

Don't choose a piece in a hurry, take your time browsing the various art galleries at Kala Ghoda and Colaba. Check out some interesting artists' works online. You can even get a piece custom-made to your home size and liking. Always ask questions about the upkeep and maintenance of original works and choose wisely.

If choosing a print art work, take your time in getting it framed. You may want to choose a smart wooden frame with a polish in a colour that goes with your home. You can order a print online as well and most foreign websites will be happy to ship it for a small cost.


Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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