IATWM Recommends Reading Monet to Dali Impressionists and Modern Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art Exhibition Catalog

Leonard's Choice

The Polars at Saint-Rémy (Les peupliers sur la Colline) by Vincent van Gogh from the exhibit Monet to Dalí Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Title: The Poplars at Saint-Rémy (Les peupliers sur la Colline), 1889
Artist: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Medium: Oil on Fabric
Dimensions: 61.6 x 45.7 cm.
Permanent Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1958.32
© The Cleveland Museum of Art
Image Courtesy: Frist Center for the Visual Arts

Claude Monet and Salvador Dali and everyone in between is an intriguing draw for a museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) owes a great debt of gratitude to Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. His impressive art collection formed the basis of the CMA's fabulous selection of later 19th Century and early 20th Century Art. This was the time of Picasso, Van Gogh and the Impressionists.

Hanna possessed excellent taste when it came to art. He liked a variety of works but the cachet of his collection was each piece must be 'good'.

The CMA has generously lent a selection of these works for an exhibition Monet to Dali: Impressionist and Modern Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Currently at the Frist in Nashville, Tennessee it will later travel to the Vancouver Art Museum before having a viewing at home at the CMA. More about the exhibition in a feature article here. With an impressive draw such as this a catalog providing additional information and fabulous images is a must!

Each art work contains it's own text providing intriguing insight into the works such as Claude Monet's La capeline rouge, portrait de Madame Monet.

Winter was not a time the Impressionists put down their palattes. Painting outside was their forte focusing on the use of color in nature. Snow had a wonderful effect on color. For this image, Monet's wife, Camille, is outside as her husband captures her from the warmth of his home. The white and dull grey theme of the canvas allows the red of the kerchief to stand out drawing the viewer's eye. Monet kept this painting with him all of his life. His wife died shortly after it was completed.

The Red Kerchief: Portrait of Mrs. Monet (La capeline rouge, portrait de Madame Monet) by Claude Monet from the exhibit Monet to Dalí Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Title: The Red Kerchief: Portrait of Mrs. Monet (La capeline rouge, portrait de Madame Monet), 1868-78
Artist: Claude Monet (French 1840-1926)
Medium: Oil on Fabric
Dimensions: 99 x 79.8 cm.
Permanent Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1958.39
© The Cleveland Museum of Art
Image Courtesy: Frist Center for the Visual Arts


Monet to Dali Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art Exhibition Catalog

Sculpture such as the skill of Rodin was a favorite with Hanna. With a plentitude of works, Rodin and Rosso share a chapter in the catalog Mortals I am Beautiful

Enjoy the experience of walking through a portion of one of the USA's most impressive Impressionist and Post-Impressionism art collectors: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Through the catalog learn more of him and his incredible artistic eye.

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Front Cover Image Monet to Dali Impressionists and Modern Masterworks Catalog
Title: Monet to Dali Impressionists and Modern Masterworks
from the Cleveland Museum of Art Exhibition Catalog
Authors: Laurence Channing and Barbara J. Bradley with contributions from Margaret Burgess and William H. Robinson
ISBN: 978-0-940717-89-3
Image Courtesy: Cleveland Museum of Art

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