Albert Barnes played a decisive role in Soutine’s career,” says Nancy Ireson, Deputy Director for Collections and Exhibitions & Gund Family Chief Curator at the Barnes. Chaim Soutine was born and raised in the small Jewish settlement of Smilavichy, near Minsk, in what is present-day Belarus. This tour is a private one-hour experience for you and up to four guests. Helly Nahmad Gallery New York is pleased to announce SOUTINE/BACON, the first comparative exhibition of Chaim Soutine and Francis Bacon, opening to the public on May 2, 2011.SOUTINE/BACON is organized by the Helly Nahmad Gallery and curated by Maurice Tuchman and Esti Dunow, co-authors of the Chaim Soutine Catalogue Raisonné. In addition, support for all exhibitions comes from contributors to the Barnes Foundation Exhibition Fund: Joan Carter and John Aglialoro, Julia and David Fleischner, Leigh and John Middleton, Jeanette and Joe Neubauer. He did not adhere to one particular artistic style, though he admired earlier artists like Rembrandt and Jean-Siméon Chardin and the more recent Fauves and Expressionists. See the show virtually with a specially trained docent. From an early age, he took an interest in drawing, encountering opposition in his community for his defiance of the Talmudic interdictions concerning images. cat., Jewish Museum, New York. (January 16, 2020 / JNS) Now through March 21, Mishkan Museum of Art in Ein Harod, a kibbutz in northern Israel, is exhibiting the works of Chaim Soutine, one of the leading artists of the 20th century, for the first time in Israel in 50 years. PECO Free First Sunday Family DayMarch 7, 2021Enjoy free access to Soutine / de Kooning, as well as the Barnes collection. De Kooning was known among his peers as an “artist’s artist,” and he began gaining critical acclaim with his solo shows in the late 1940s. 17, repr. Gift of Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller, 1955. 126, 197, colorpl. The Barnes collection is displayed in ensembles that integrate art and objects from across cultures and time periods, overturning traditional hierarchies and revealing universal elements of human expression. A significant turning point in de Kooning’s work—evident in his celebrated series of Woman paintings in the 1950s—coincided with the Museum of Modern Art’s Soutine retrospective in 1950 and de Kooning’s visit to the Barnes Foundation in 1952. Willem de Kooning in ContextTuesdays, April 6–27, 1 – 3:10pmSee how de Kooning shaped the iconic abstract expressionists of the New York School and continued to inspire subsequent generations. Beginning in 1925, Soutine produced a series of portraits that were markedly more attractive and serene than his early work. Member Talk: Soutine, Rembrandt, and Chardin, Members-Only Online Tour: Soutine in the Barnes Collection, Abstract Expressionism: de Kooning to Mitchell, A Jewish Perspective: Pissarro, Modigliani, Soutine & Pascin, Conservation Challenges: Abstract Expressionism. Home to one of the world’s finest collections of impressionist, post-impressionist, and modern paintings—including the largest groups of paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Paul Cézanne in existence—the Barnes brings together renowned canvases by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, and Vincent van Gogh, alongside African, Asian, ancient, and medieval art as well as metalwork, furniture, and decorative art. A Jewish Perspective: Pissarro, Modigliani, Soutine & PascinWednesdays, March 10–31, 2 – 4:10pmThese four painters were central to the avant-garde scene in early 20th-century Paris. In addition, support for all exhibitions comes from contributors to the Barnes Foundation Exhibition Fund: Joan Carter and John Aglialoro, Julia and David Fleischner, Leigh and John Middleton, Jeanette and Joe Neubauer. FOR MORE INFORMATION Deirdre Maher, Director of Communications215.278.7160, press@barnesfoundation.orgOnline press office: barnesfoundation.org/press. Selected highlights include Italian Art of the Twentieth Century (1989), Pop Art (1992), Africa: The Art of a Continent (1995), Sensation(1997), Picasso Ceramics (1998), Giorgio Armani (2004), and Modigliani (2006). We’re open Friday to Monday, 11am – 5pm. That project has concluded, and works are now being identified by MoMA staff. He began voraciously collecting Soutine’s work and, in doing so, played an integral role in establishing the artist’s popularity and helping bring about a spectacular rise in Soutine’s prices, which served to protect the artist from financial hardship for the remainder of his life. Private Exhibition ToursFriday–Monday, 10am, through August 8See the visual relationship between two modern masters up close with a specially trained docent. In 1927, his first solo exhibition took place in Paris at the Galerie Bing. MoMA Masterworks from the Florene May Schoenborn Bequest Feb 6–Mar 11, 1997. It is co-curated by Simonetta Fraquelli, consultant curator for the Barnes Foundation, and Claire Bernardi, chief curator of paintings at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, New York, Adults $25; seniors $23; students $5; members free. Woman II (detail), 1952. In the years following, his circle grew to include contemporaries such as Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, and Mark Rothko. He enrolled at the École des Beaux Arts and studied under Fernand Cormon but quickly realized that his visits to the Louvre―where he discovered Fouquet, Tintoretto, El Greco, Raphael, Goya, Ingres, Courbet, and Rembrandt―were for him a more fruitful form of study. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. “Rooted in the rich holdings of Soutine’s work found at the Barnes and Musée de l’Orangerie, the genesis of this exhibition arose from the desire to contextualize our collections for modern-day audiences and to promote deeper study of the historical links between artists in Europe and America,” says Fraquelli. Having been immediately hailed by European critics as one of his era’s greatest painters, Soutine, who was based in France for much of his career, was largely ignored in America until the Museum of Modern Art in New York hosted a small exhibition of his work in 1950. The Barnes Foundation was established by Dr. Albert C. Barnes in 1922 to “promote the advancement of education and the appreciation of the fine arts and horticulture.” A visionary collector and pioneering educator, Dr. Barnes was also a fierce advocate for the civil rights of African Americans, women, and the economically marginalized. From 1910 to 1913 he studied in Vilnius at a small art academy. Abstract Expressionism: de Kooning to MitchellThursdays, March 4–25, 1 – 3:10pmSurvey important artists and works from this American art movement. The Lewis Collection. Left: Chaïm Soutine. How we identified these works. His work was both figurative and abstract, often fusing forms and subjects and challenging ideas around gestural abstraction and figuration. This is a wonderful colorful invitation that I … Exhibition highlights include key paintings by both artists, including: Following its premiere at the Barnes Foundation, Soutine / de Kooning: Conversations in Paint will be on view at the Musée de l’Orangerie from September 15, 2021, through January 10, 2022. An Expressionist in Paris: The Paintings of Chaim Soutine. 1919 Credit: Alexander Royzman / Collection of Shmuel Tatz, New York Shapira curated the Ein Harod show, on through March 21, together with Suria Sadekova, chief curator of the Pushkin Museum in Moscow and with Batsheva Goldman-Ida, the curator for special projects at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. (92.7 x 51.8 cm.) Soutine quarreled with Zborowski regarding money issues. “The season’s major art exhibition.” —The Philadelphia InquirerIn its world premiere and only US showing, this groundbreaking exhibition explores the affinities between the work of Chaïm Soutine (1893–1943) and Willem de Kooning (1904–1997).Soutine / de Kooning: Conversations in Paint, organized by the Barnes and the Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie, Paris, presents nearly 45 works by these titans of 20th-century art. The artistic influences of Picasso, Soutine, Arshile Gorky, and others can be traced in many of his individual works and series―most notably his Woman paintings, a subject he returned to continuously throughout his career. In 1977, de Kooning declared: “I think I would choose Soutine [as my favorite artist] . Dr. Barnes was deeply interested in African American culture and became actively involved in the Harlem Renaissance, during which he collaborated with philosopher Alain Locke and Charles S. Johnson, the scholar and activist, to promote awareness of the artistic value of African art. De Kooning was the only abstract expressionist who continued to praise Soutine throughout his career and to credit him with being important for the development of his own work. Image © 2015 Christie’s Images Limited. Conservation Challenges: Abstract ExpressionismThursdays, April 8–29, 6 – 8:10pmThe abstract expressionists experimented with unconventional materials and techniques—learn how their works are treated and preserved from professional conservators. Soutine / de Kooning: Conversations in Paint at the Barnes is sponsored by Comcast NBCUniversal and the Terra Foundation for American Art. This tour is a private one-hour experience for you and up to four guests. Exhibitions Painting and Sculpture Changes 2013 Jan 1–Dec 31, 2013. Exposition a L'Orangerie des Tuileries, Paris. Members-Only Online Tour: Soutine in the Barnes CollectionTuesdays, April 6 & 20, 10 – 11amJoin us virtually to take a closer look at the work of Chaïm Soutine in the Barnes collection. The exhibition catalogue is made possible with generous support provided by the Lois and Julian Brodsky Publications Fund. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Born into a working-class family, he showed a keen interest in art at an early age, diving into studies in design and fine art. And a much-anticipated upcoming exhibition only proves again that it will continue to challenge itself with thought provoking conceptions. Examples of Soutine’s portraits of bellboys and pastry chefs, such as. ABOUT CHAïM SOUTINE Born Haïm Itche Zalamanovitch Sutin in Smilovitz, Minsk province, Western Russia, in 1893, Chaïm Soutine was the tenth of 11 children of a Jewish tailor. 1927-the first personal exhibition Soutine in one of the Parisian galleries; meets Marcelina and Madeleine Kasten that after Zborowski will take custody of the artist 1929-acquainted with the art historian Elie Faure, who will write the first monograph on his work “In 1922, he discovered one of Soutine’s pastry chef portraits and quickly became enamored with his expressive paintings. Ongoing support for exhibitions comes from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Exhibition Fund, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, and Aileen and Brian Roberts. The exhibition catalogue is made possible with generous support provided by the Lois and Julian Brodsky Publications Fund. Food was an obsessional theme for Soutine, corresponding both to its central role in Jewish ritual and to the shortage of food he had experienced during his childhood and subsequently in Paris and in Southern France. The Communicant (The Bride), c. 1924. “In uniting these paintings by Soutine and de Kooning—two important figures in the history of art who never met one another, and who hailed from very different, individual universes—we witness a remarkable visual dialogue unfolding between the works.”. John Alchin and Hal Marryatt, Christine and Michael Angelakis, Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz, Lois and Julian Brodsky, N. Judith Broudy, Laura and Bill Buck, Elaine W. Camarda and A. Morris Williams, Jr., Eugene and Michelle Dubay, Christine and George Henisee, Jones & Wajahat Family, Lisa D. Kabnick and John H. McFadden, Marguerite Lenfest, Maribeth and Steven Lerner, Victoria McNeil Le Vine, Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation, Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan, Kay and Michael Park, The Rittenhouse Hotel, Adele K. Schaeffer, Katie and Tony Schaeffer, Dr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Stark, Joan F. Thalheimer, van Beuren Charitable Foundation, Kirsten White, Anonymous. As the exhibition’s opening wall text recalls, thousands of Russian Jews were killed during sporadic pogroms that took place throughout Soutine’s childhood. “Dr. His health declined rapidly with the news of the German persecutions of Jews, and he died during a surgical operation. Bleu et rose (Musée d’Orsay, 2018–19), Le Talisman de Sérusier(Musée d’Orsay, 2019), Gauguin: The Alchemist (Grand Palais, 2017–18), Le Douanier Rousseau: Archaic Innocence (Musée d’Orsay, 2016), and Allegro Barbaro, Béla Bartók and Hungarian Modernity (Musée d’Orsay, 2013–14). Tickets and more details. His inquisitive spirit was steadfast, and he abandoned artistic doctrine as he continued to paint until 1991; he died in 1997 at the age of 92. Chaim Soutine (1893-1943) La cathédrale de Chartres oil on cradled panel 36½ x 20 3/8 in. . Chaim Soutine (1893–1943) was born in a small town in the outskirts of the Russian Empire to an impoverished clothes-mender. Artwork © 2021 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Creating work coined as “action painting” or abstract expressionism, this group broke new ground and commanded the art world’s spotlight. Artwork © 2021 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. This was a pivotal moment, with the art critic Harold Rosenberg maintaining he was convinced of de Kooning’s relevance and, conversely, critic Clement Greenberg abandoning his support of the artist. Chaïm Soutine (13 January 1893 – 9 August 1943) was a Russian-French painter of Jewish origin. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Since moving to Philadelphia in 2012, the Barnes Foundation has expanded its commitment to diversity, inclusion, and social justice, teaching visual literacy in groundbreaking ways; investing in original scholarship relating to its collection; and enhancing accessibility throughout every facet of its program. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Willem de Kooning expressed great admiration for Soutine, arguing that “ [he] builds up a surface that looks like a material, like a substance.” Indeed, three years later de Kooning’s own figurative works responded to that show. Curatorial Preview: Soutine / de KooningWednesday, March 3, 4 – 5pmJoin exhibition co-curator Simonetta Fraquelli online for an enlightening introduction to the show. Chaim Soutine, Carcass of Beef, 1925, oil on canvas, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo Two of the paintings in the exhibit are not still lifes; however, they bookmark the other paintings in a poignant way. Soutine made a major contribution to the expressionist movement while living in Paris. The exhibition, on view in the Roberts Gallery, considers how Soutine’s paintings, with their built-up surfaces and energetic brushwork, served the art of de Kooning, shaping his groundbreaking figurative/abstract works in the late 1940s and beyond. “In that sense, the Barnes is the ideal place to hold this collection,” says Fraquelli. CHAIM SOUTINE. In the Paris of the 1920s, Chaim Soutine was a double outsider—an immigrant Jew and a modernist. Members: 10am – 5pm. Image © 2015 Christie’s Images Limited, Willem de Kooning. Members-Only Online Tours: Soutine / de KooningWednesdays, March 24–April 28, 2 – 3pmTuesdays, May 4 & 18, June 8 & 29, 10 – 11amMembers are invited to exclusive online tours of Soutine / de Kooning. Soutine's interest in drawing incurred oppositi… The first painting, at the beginning of the exhibit, is … MoMA Making Choices Mar 16–Sep 26, 2000. Modigliani helped Soutine socialize and showed a keen admiration for his work, which at that time consisted of portraits and still lifes of food. EXHIBITION ORGANIZATIONThis exhibition is organized by the Barnes Foundation and the Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie, Paris. ABOUT THE CO-CURATORSSimonetta Fraquelli, an independent curator specializing in early 20th-century European art, is consultant curator for the Barnes Foundation. Artwork © 2021 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Willem de Kooning. CATALOGUEThe exhibition is accompanied by 176-page catalogue, edited by Simonetta Fraquelli and Claire Bernardi and including contributions by Sylvie Patry, Judith Zilczer, and Lili Davenas. This exhibition considers how Soutine’s work had a decisive impact on the development of de Kooning’s art, especially following Soutine’s celebrated posthumous retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in 1950, which de Kooning undoubtedly visited. Soutine’s Technique: A Close LookWednesdays, May 5–26, 2 – 4:10pmFocus on the artist's working methods in this course co-taught by an art historian and a conservator. During the following years, when Soutine stayed in the countryside, he lived at the Castaings’ home near Chartres. Committed to racial equality and social justice, he established a scholarship program to support young black artists, writers, and musicians who wanted to further their education. Soutine in the Barnes CollectionThursdays, June 3–24, 2 – 4:10pmExamine the paintings of Soutine while considering his influence on the abstract expressionist movement. Ongoing support for exhibitions comes from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Exhibition Fund, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, and Aileen and Brian Roberts. 2025 Benjamin Franklin ParkwayPhiladelphia, PA 19130215.278.7000, Fri–Mon: 11am – 5pm Gift of Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller, 1955. She was co-curator of Chaïm Soutine (2012) and Apollinaire, le regard du poète (2016) at the Musée de l’Orangerie. In 1950, a Chaim Soutine exhibition at MoMA attracted a serious response from the New York art world. We hope this exhibition will shine a light on the importance of artistic influences over generations, which is something that Dr. Barnes himself had a keen interest in highlighting through the arrangement of his collection.”. Member Talk: Soutine, Rembrandt, and ChardinFriday, March 26, 12 – 1pmBarnes Art Team member Tamara Mason provides a closer look at two of Chaïm Soutine’s artistic influences.