Van Gogh painting among 'rarely seen' collection of art to be exhibited in Adelaide
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For the first time, an artwork from famed Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh will be on display in Adelaide as part of an Australian-exclusive exhibition.
The 'Monet to Matisse: Defying Tradition' exhibition will feature 57 works on loan from the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio and show pieces never seen in Australia.
The collection will be presented at the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) and will feature works from other influential artists of the 19th and 20th centuries such as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Edgar Degas.
AGSA Director Jason Smith says it's the first time the Toledo gallery has toured so many masterpieces from its permanent collection as the US museum undergoes refurbishments.
"It's a coup because this will be the first time a van Gogh painting has been seen in South Australia," Mr Smith said.
"It is such a luminous treasure that it really needs to be seen in reality.
"We feel very confident that 80,000 people, perhaps more, will see this show".
Mr Smith said bringing the exhibition to Australia was part of a collaboration between AGSA, the SA Tourism Commission and a $10 million investment over four years from the state government.
The collection traces the development of modern art across Europe and the US and the development of styles from impressionism, cubism, surrealism and abstract expressionism.
Painted shortly before van Gogh's death, the 1890 painting, 'Wheat Fields with Reaper, Auvers', will be one of the centrepieces.
"There is absolutely nothing like standing before a painting. The scale of this van Gogh is exceptional, and it's one of his largest paintings," Mr Smith said.
"It's a demonstration that the true beauty and luminosity and power of a painting can only be experienced in real life and not in production."
"There is a whole range of different works of art in here for people who know art really well and for people who are perhaps novices," Ms Curtin said.
"The first impressionist show was derided across the arts community. [When] we think about these artists, they really were at the vanguard of creating art across this period.
"That idea of defiance, of rejecting tradition is what all of these artists were about."
"There is a whole range of different works of art in here for people who know art really well and for people who are perhaps novices," Ms Curtin said.
"The first impressionist show was derided across the arts community. [When] we think about these artists, they really were at the vanguard of creating art across this period.
"That idea of defiance, of rejecting tradition is what all of these artists were about."
By Rachael Merritt and Peta Doherty
The 'Monet to Matisse: Defying Tradition' exhibition will feature 57 works on loan from the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio and show pieces never seen in Australia.
The collection will be presented at the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) and will feature works from other influential artists of the 19th and 20th centuries such as Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Edgar Degas.
AGSA Director Jason Smith says it's the first time the Toledo gallery has toured so many masterpieces from its permanent collection as the US museum undergoes refurbishments.
A Vincent van Gogh painting completed shortly before his death will be shown in Adelaide for the first time. (Supplied: Art Gallery of South Australia)
"It's a coup because this will be the first time a van Gogh painting has been seen in South Australia," Mr Smith said.
"It is such a luminous treasure that it really needs to be seen in reality.
"We feel very confident that 80,000 people, perhaps more, will see this show".
Mr Smith said bringing the exhibition to Australia was part of a collaboration between AGSA, the SA Tourism Commission and a $10 million investment over four years from the state government.
The collection traces the development of modern art across Europe and the US and the development of styles from impressionism, cubism, surrealism and abstract expressionism.
The exhibition will feature works from influential artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. (ABC News: Dean Faulkner)
Painted shortly before van Gogh's death, the 1890 painting, 'Wheat Fields with Reaper, Auvers', will be one of the centrepieces.
"There is absolutely nothing like standing before a painting. The scale of this van Gogh is exceptional, and it's one of his largest paintings," Mr Smith said.
"It's a demonstration that the true beauty and luminosity and power of a painting can only be experienced in real life and not in production."
'Defiance and rejecting tradition'
Project curator Tansy Curtin said the display would feature well-known masterpieces such as Monet's Water Lillies, as well as works from lesser-known artists."There is a whole range of different works of art in here for people who know art really well and for people who are perhaps novices," Ms Curtin said.
The collection traces the development of styles from impressionism, cubism, surrealism and abstract expressionism. (ABC News: Dean Faulkner)
"The first impressionist show was derided across the arts community. [When] we think about these artists, they really were at the vanguard of creating art across this period.
"That idea of defiance, of rejecting tradition is what all of these artists were about."
"There is a whole range of different works of art in here for people who know art really well and for people who are perhaps novices," Ms Curtin said.
"That idea of defiance, of rejecting tradition is what all of these artists were about."
By Rachael Merritt and Peta Doherty
