In the Studio: Creation at Work
Housed in the Romantic painter鈥檚 final studio, the Mus茅e Delacroix is a place of memory. Thanks to the push by major artists of the 1920s to transform it into a museum, it is also a place of creation and a space for encounters. Devoted to the studio, and the metamorphoses allowed therein, the exhibition In the Studio: Creation at Work unveils Delacroix鈥檚 creative process, and shines a light on the importance, within these walls, of the artistic transmission that the museum鈥檚 founders wished to share with visitors.
The exhibition places Delacroix鈥檚 creative genius on display, revealing the sources to which he referred and the studies that he drew, painted or shaped, for an ensemble of selected works. In his studio, Delacroix kept the preparatory drawings and studies for all of his works. These are akin to notes that the artist could use for other compositions or projects.
Punctuated by works by 19th and 20th century artists, this exhibition is devoted to the artistic process. The artistic connections between Delacroix and a number of other artists are evoked, from Th茅odore G茅ricault to Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, from Th茅odore Chass茅riau to Paul Gauguin. The exhibition notably opens with a presentation of the studio as a subject of artistic representation, showing depictions of studios by Delacroix himself, by Fr茅d茅ric Bazille and Pablo Picasso, who admired him. Each section is organized around one or more themes dear to Delacroix, including paintings of wild animals, the myths of Medea and of Orpheus, the story of Ovid, depictions of 鈥渄isembodied heads鈥� and abductions, and illustrates the creative bond joining Delacroix to his peers and successors.
The exhibition benefits from exceptional loans from French and foreign museums, including the Mus茅e des Beaux-Arts d鈥橭rl茅ans, the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, the National Gallery in London, and the Kunsthalle Hamburg.
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Housed in the Romantic painter鈥檚 final studio, the Mus茅e Delacroix is a place of memory. Thanks to the push by major artists of the 1920s to transform it into a museum, it is also a place of creation and a space for encounters. Devoted to the studio, and the metamorphoses allowed therein, the exhibition In the Studio: Creation at Work unveils Delacroix鈥檚 creative process, and shines a light on the importance, within these walls, of the artistic transmission that the museum鈥檚 founders wished to share with visitors.
The exhibition places Delacroix鈥檚 creative genius on display, revealing the sources to which he referred and the studies that he drew, painted or shaped, for an ensemble of selected works. In his studio, Delacroix kept the preparatory drawings and studies for all of his works. These are akin to notes that the artist could use for other compositions or projects.
Punctuated by works by 19th and 20th century artists, this exhibition is devoted to the artistic process. The artistic connections between Delacroix and a number of other artists are evoked, from Th茅odore G茅ricault to Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, from Th茅odore Chass茅riau to Paul Gauguin. The exhibition notably opens with a presentation of the studio as a subject of artistic representation, showing depictions of studios by Delacroix himself, by Fr茅d茅ric Bazille and Pablo Picasso, who admired him. Each section is organized around one or more themes dear to Delacroix, including paintings of wild animals, the myths of Medea and of Orpheus, the story of Ovid, depictions of 鈥渄isembodied heads鈥� and abductions, and illustrates the creative bond joining Delacroix to his peers and successors.
The exhibition benefits from exceptional loans from French and foreign museums, including the Mus茅e des Beaux-Arts d鈥橭rl茅ans, the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, the National Gallery in London, and the Kunsthalle Hamburg.
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