6/25/2023 0 Comments Sir alma tadema![]() In addition to objects from the original music room, the exhibition includes paintings, preparatory drawings, books, and photographs that provide background and context for the project. On view June 4–September 4, 2017, the exhibition examines the music room and its objects from a number of perspectives, including how the commission unfolded and why Alma-Tadema was chosen to design the interior in a Greco-Pompeian style the contributions of other artists, such as Frederic, Lord Leighton (English, 1830–96) and Sir Edward Poynter (English, 1836–1919) the aesthetic impact of the finished furniture and room and the history of the piano. The Clark’s ornately decorated Steinway piano, acquired in 1997, is the centerpiece of the exhibition. Orchestrating Elegance: Alma-Tadema and Design reunites twelve of nineteen pieces from the original furniture suite, along with paintings, ceramics, textiles, and sculpture from the room for the first time since Marquand’s estate was auctioned in 1903. Williamstown, Massachusetts-As resurgent interest in Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (British, born Netherlands 1836–1912) raises appreciation and interest in his work for a new generation, the Clark Art Institute offers new insight into one of the painter’s most successful and distinctive artistic endeavors-the design of a music room for the New York mansion of financier, art collector, and philanthropist Henry Gurdon Marquand (1819–1902). ![]() Summer 2017 exhibition includes furniture, paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts ![]()
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