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Berthe Morisot: The Woman Impressionist
Chagall
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Berthe Morisot

Organized by Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza with the collaboration of Musée Marmottan Paris

15 November 2011 to 12 February 2012

Author:: Berthe Morisot
Title:: At the ball (detail)
Date:: 1875

Technical:: Oil on canvas
Measures:: 62 x 52 cm
Location:: Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris.

Chagall

Organised by Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and Caja Madrid Foundation

From 14 February to 20 May 2012

Author:: Marc Chagall
Title:: The Blue Circus (Le cirque bleu)
Date:: 1950-52

Technical:: Oil on linen canvas
Measures:: 232.5 x 175.8 cm.
Location:: Centre Pompidou, Paris. Musée national d’art moderne/Centre de création industrielle. Dation 1988.; © VEGAP, Madrid 2012. - Chagall ®

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Mondrian, De Stijl and Dutch artistic tradition

New displays of the collections

From 7 February to 6 May 2012

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Jan van Eyck: Grisailles

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Jan van Eyck: Grisailles
with Till-Holger Borchert
03 November 2009

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The Annunciation Diptych by Jan van Eyck, which is one of the gems in the Museum’s permanent collection, is also one of the most important examples of grisaille painting. This was a widely used and highly appreciated technique from the late 14th onwards, based on the graduated application of a single colour, generally grey or neutral tones, which modelled the shadows to create an effect of sculptural relief. For the first time the exhibition will compare various examples of late Medieval grisaille depictions in the media of drawing and painting as well as ivories, illuminations, textiles and glass and metal objects. The aim is to offer a survey of this technique with the intention of investigating its possible artistic, social and practical implications.