The principal aim of this exhibition organized by the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza (Madrid, Spain) is to offer an analysis of the practice of painting outdoors as a factor within the transformation and modernisation of 19th-century art. In general, this practice is generally associated with Impressionism.
The exhibition David Hockney: A Bigger Picture presents a group of recent works by the noted British artist that were inspired by the East Yorkshire landscape. Approximately 150 pieces, most of which are large-format creations from the past six years, will be displayed at the Ludwig Museum (Cologne, Germany) alongside selected works produced between 1956 and 2000, which evidence Hockney's tireless research into and fascination with the landscape.
George Bellows (1882–1925) was regarded as one of America’s greatest artists when he died, at the age of 42, from a ruptured appendix. His early fame rested on his powerful depictions of boxing matches and gritty scenes of New York City’s tenement life, but he also painted cityscapes, seascapes, war scenes, and portraits, and made illustrations and lithographs that addressed many of the social, political, and cultural issues of the day.
Artworks and literary works from all over Europe and America have been gathered together at the Museo Picasso Málaga (Spain) for The Grotesque Factor, an exhibition that has been devised as a journey through the complex areas of what is known, in terms of art and aesthetic taste, as the grotesque.
The Städel Museum in Frankfurt (Germany) will present the exhibition Raphael. Drawings from November 7, 2012 to February 3, 2013. The show comprises forty-eight drawings by the master of Italian High Renaissance art.