Katherine Fleming On the Getty’s Role in the 21st Century
Observer spoke with the Getty head about unifying the distributed cultural organization, exploring new models of ownership and increasing access to the arts.
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) was born in Plympton, England, and is one of the most important portrait painters of the 18th century. He was a founding member and the first president of the Royal Academy of Arts. Reynolds's style combines classical poses with individual character. His works are housed in major collections like the National Gallery in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Reynolds's portrait "Portrait of Omai" sold for £10,340,500 ($18.4 million) at a Sotheby’s auction in London in 2001, cementing his legacy as a master of British portraiture.
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Old and New Masters Get Swanky Spotlight in January
Master Drawings New York, an annual weeklong exhibition of artworks -- priced a few thousand dollars to a few million -- in a host of small, specialist galleries. Thirty-four galleries, from 64th up to 81st Street, open for the week with special (free of charge) exhibitions. All the works are watercolors, pen-and-ink, charcoals, most of them by famous artists.
Hogarth and Blake Rouse Sleepy British at Morgan
Going through the new exhibition at the Pierpont Morgan Library the other day-it is called To Observe and Imagine: British
