A MOMENT OF CULTURE BEFORE GOING TO TURKEY
I was looking forward to going to see the Jonas Netter collection. Especially as this was a period I enjoy - the late 20’s up until the early 30’s. Gianni joined me and we joined the crowds which we were not expecting.
Neither of us knew who Jonas Netter was and learnt that he was one of the most infulential collectors of the 20th century. He must have been more than discreet as he is certainly unknown to the general public. However, without him, Modigliani would probably never been discovered, nor Soutine, nor Utrillo.
The exhibition let us discover works of many artists that may not have not been block buster exposed before. Such as Valadon and Kisling as well as others, even if they did not necessarily attain the same notoriety: Kremègne, Kikoïne, Hayden, Ébiche, Antcher and Fournier. Artists and works that we had never heard of and of course had never seen.
Netter was obviously fascinated by art and painting. He discovered Modigliani and decided to buy one of his paintings. Apparently the first collector to buy one of his works. Later he noticed Soutine and artists from the Paris School like Utrillo. When you see his private collection it is understandable that he propelled a generation of painters into public view.
The Modigliani (1884-1920) are out of this world. But there are two paintings which really enchanted me. «The Little Girl in Blue» (1918 by Modigliani) and «The Little girl in a red dress» by Soutine (1893-1943) in 1928. Ten years later. The influence of Modigliani on Soutine is quite visible and lovely to discover.
Rather than Soutine’s stressed faces, hands or meat dripping blood. None of the latter at all.
There is a likeness too between two of Soutine’s paintings and Munch. Or this is the case for me anyway and I could not have said at once they either of them were painted by Soutine. «Les Platanes à Céret» - around 1920. I was stopped in taking a photograph when I took the other one.
We rediscovered Utrillo’s Mother’s work too. Suzanne Valadon (1965-1938) and once again, preferred her to Utrillo. Light, naive, and certainly less realistic than Utrillo. Much more to my liking. These are paintings you will need to discover on Internet.
It was not the exhibition of the century nor was it one which I will find memorable apart from the Modigliani and the Soutine. The other unknown artists were in most cases «déjà vus» and even in the small magazine I bought, only four are mentioned. Eugène Ebiche, Isaac Antcher, Pinchus Krémègene and Henri Hayden. Maybe they are worthwhile discovering but not for now.
Neither of us knew who Jonas Netter was and learnt that he was one of the most infulential collectors of the 20th century. He must have been more than discreet as he is certainly unknown to the general public. However, without him, Modigliani would probably never been discovered, nor Soutine, nor Utrillo.
The exhibition let us discover works of many artists that may not have not been block buster exposed before. Such as Valadon and Kisling as well as others, even if they did not necessarily attain the same notoriety: Kremègne, Kikoïne, Hayden, Ébiche, Antcher and Fournier. Artists and works that we had never heard of and of course had never seen.
Netter was obviously fascinated by art and painting. He discovered Modigliani and decided to buy one of his paintings. Apparently the first collector to buy one of his works. Later he noticed Soutine and artists from the Paris School like Utrillo. When you see his private collection it is understandable that he propelled a generation of painters into public view.
The Modigliani (1884-1920) are out of this world. But there are two paintings which really enchanted me. «The Little Girl in Blue» (1918 by Modigliani) and «The Little girl in a red dress» by Soutine (1893-1943) in 1928. Ten years later. The influence of Modigliani on Soutine is quite visible and lovely to discover.
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There is a likeness too between two of Soutine’s paintings and Munch. Or this is the case for me anyway and I could not have said at once they either of them were painted by Soutine. «Les Platanes à Céret» - around 1920. I was stopped in taking a photograph when I took the other one.
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| Soutine -Les Platanes de Céret |
We rediscovered Utrillo’s Mother’s work too. Suzanne Valadon (1965-1938) and once again, preferred her to Utrillo. Light, naive, and certainly less realistic than Utrillo. Much more to my liking. These are paintings you will need to discover on Internet.
It was not the exhibition of the century nor was it one which I will find memorable apart from the Modigliani and the Soutine. The other unknown artists were in most cases «déjà vus» and even in the small magazine I bought, only four are mentioned. Eugène Ebiche, Isaac Antcher, Pinchus Krémègene and Henri Hayden. Maybe they are worthwhile discovering but not for now.
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