Art world links which caught my eye…
Eugène Delacroix “Ovid among the Scythians” 1862
French painter Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) has been called both the last Old Master and a precursor to Modern art. In 2018 New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted exhibits of Delacroix’s paintings and drawings.
“The last great artist who was not a modernist, Delacroix synthesized very complex visual and verbal traditions in stunning works that, by summarizing the old master European worldview, open the way to modernism. Political and artistic transitions are tricky to deal with — but his handling of this transition was exemplary.”
Eugène Delacroix “Self Portrait in Green Vest” 1837
Read the full article here: HYPERALLERGIC – The Importance of Being Delacroix
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