Pushkin will hold an exhibition of Giorgio Morandi
ARTinvestment.RU   22 марта 2017

Exhibition of about 70 paintings and watercolors of Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964) from world famous museums and private collections opens at the art Gallery of Europe and America on April 25 and will last until mid-September

the Pushkin Museum. A. S. Pushkin
25 April — on 10 September 2017
Gallery art in Europe and America of XIX–XX centuries
Moscow, Volkhonka, 14

After more than 40 years after the exhibition of works by Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964), held in the Pushkin Museum. A. S. Pushkin in 1973, the Museum plans to display large-scale anthology of the work of one of the most important artists in the history of Italian art of the first half of the twentieth century and major figures of modern European painting. The work of Morandi has long received worldwide recognition, and today his works are in demand both a wider audience and the artists for whom they do not lose their relevance.

the aim of the exhibition — to show the scale of the art of Giorgio Morandi. Selected to be exhibited in Moscow works reflect the entire career of the artist fruitfully worked for half a century. The exhibition will be shown about 70 paintings and watercolours from world renowned museums and private collections. These works with sufficient completeness to characterize the stages of creative development masters — from the avant-garde and traditional Italian metaphysical works to the later emotional, characterized by rigor and shaped by the depth.

Will be shown about 20 prints and a few original copper plates from the collection of the National Calcografia (Rome), as well as exhibits from the Museum Morandi in Bologna — official institutions representing the artist's works in prestigious private collections and in the collections of the — in particular, the Magnani Rocca Foundation (Traversetolo, Parma) and Roberto Longhi Foundation (Florence). In addition, viewers will be able to see some items from the workshop of Giorgio Morandi, provided by the Association of Museums of Bologna.

Source: arts-museum.ru