The document summarizes an exhibit titled "Rembrandt to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the Armand Hammer Collection" displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. The exhibit showcased works from the renowned Armand Hammer Collection spanning four centuries, including pieces by Old Masters like Rembrandt and Titian, Realism and Impressionism artists like Manet and Monet, and Post-Impressionists like Van Gogh. The document describes the different gallery rooms organized by era and provides analysis of some of the artworks on display, focusing on the styles of Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism.

1. Rembrandt to Van Gogh
Gallery Walk: The Museum of Fine Arts Exhibit
Abigail Dittman
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2. Masterpieces from the Armand Hammer Collection
Rembrandt to Van Gogh displayed masterpieces from the Armand
Hammer Collection. Each work was made elegantly by different artists
from various time periods. There were four different gallery rooms
within the exhibit with different colored walls to differentiate each type
of work.
The room with white walls focused on 'Realism and Impressionism'.
'Old Masters' represented the room with red walls. The art on the gray
walls were made by the artist, Corot, Moreau, and Daumier. Lastly,
the tan wall portrayed post-impressionism. Pictured is Rembrandt to Van Rijn, Juno which
was painted by Rembrandt between 1662 and
1665. She was painted to represent the Roman
goddess of wealth.
Juno is represented within the Old Masters
section at the Museaum of Fine Arts in Houston.

3. Written
Description
"Rembrandt to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the Armand
Hammer Collection showcases the renowned collection of
the Hammer Museum at UCLA. Major works of art from
across four centuries reflect the collecting interests of
Armand Hammer (1898–1990), founder of the Los Angeles
museum.Highlights of the exhibition include paintings from
the 16th and 17th centuries by Titian with Portrait of a Man
in Armor, and Rembrandt with Juno, a depiction of the
Roman goddess of wealth and an outstanding example of
Rembrandt’s late style.The Armand Hammer Collection also
contains significant works by renowned 19th-century
French artists such as Camille Corot, Honoré Daumier, and
Gustave Moreau; and Impressionist and Post-Impressionist
artists Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Edouard
Manet, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Henri de
Toulouse-Lautrec.The exhibition presents three works by
Vincent van Gogh, including his iconic 1889 view, through a
stand of pine trees, of the hospital at Saint-Rémy, where he
painted some of his greatest and best-known works."-
MFAH

4. Focal Point: Realism and Impressionism
• Realism:
The depiction of reality, painted with detail about the truth of the world. It often
represented social issues and the everyday life.
• Impressionism:
The depiction of the artists emotions and impression displaying their visual reality.
They often used light and color to portray what was happening in the moment.
**** I will be critiquing the art on my realism and impressionism slides. I am reasonably not critiquing the others
because I would like to express the style used in Realism and Impressionism. While the others are part of the
exhibit, I wanted to focus on what caught my eye the most.***

5. Comparing realism portraits
• Every portrait was depicted using a precise representation of the
artists and their characteristics. Whether that was an everyday setting
or if the person within the portrait was posing like a leader with pise,
or an actress with a focus on expressions and features. The color
palette of the art mimicked real-life colors and displayed authenticity
in the subject. The texture, such as the look of the fabric or the skin
played an important role in understanding their realism of them. Each
artist genuinely represented their subject.

6. Impressionism
Henri Fantin-Latour
French, 1836-1904
Oil on Canvas
Still life of White Roses, 1870 Peonies in a Blue and White Vase, 1872 Vase of Chrysanthemums, 1871
White Roses are a symbol of loyalty, purity and innocence. It reminds
me of how the simple, pure moments and things are worth stopping to
admire.
It also reminds me of the roses at my basketball coach's funeral and
why we should enjoy this 'still life' while we have it. It gives me a
heavenly perspective. Isaiah 40:8 says, "The grass withers and the
flowers fade but the word of our God shall stand forever."
Fantin-Lathour is painted with his lively brushwork, with a deep
analysis of his impression of the roses. The white roses against the
neutral background makes this still life pop out with precise detail.
The title of this piece is straight to the point.
Peonies in a blue and white vase represent
honor and he studied each flower closely, and
honoring the cool tones of white, blue, and gray
documents.
Another relation could be that the blue pigment
on the vase could withstand fire and was part of
the initial firing technology that started in the
Ming dynasty.
There is a balance of whites and greens that
makes the impression come to life. The
arrangement is symmetrical and balanced.
As a photographer, seeing this one feels as if
I am taking a low-light photo of flowers. This
is my favorite one in the gallery for that
reason. . Probably because
Chrysanthemums represent joy and
happiness even with a darker background.

7. Comparing the floral still life
works
They all capture stunning flowers in their natural
state, showing an interplay of colors. The flowers
and vases convey different symbolic messages.
The artist uses the composition to create a
balanced image. He uses lighting to make the
still-life images pop out as if it were three-
dimensional. He uses the composition of the
vase for harmony. Through the brushstrokes, he
details the peonies' petal structure. The veins in
the petals are visible and it presents a sense of
realism. The dark background brings out the
color of the flowers.

8. Post-Impressionism
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
French, 1864-1901
Touc, Seated on a Table, 1879-81
Oil on Panel
Paul Ganguin
French, 1848-1903
Bonjour Monsieur Ganguin,
Oil on canvas and panel
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
French, 1841-1919
Grape Pickers at Lunch, 1888
Oil on Canvas
Emile Bernard
French, 1868-1941
Wheat Harvest, 1889
Oil on Canvas
Post-Impressionism is depicted by light and color.
Following the impressionist era, in the 19th-
century artists dove into bolder styles, different
perspectives, and a unique brushwork style.

9. Corot, Moreau, and
Daumier
Corot was a landscape painter in the 19th century, Moreau was a symbolist
painter know for mythology, and Daumier was known for his political and
social commentary.
All of the pictures above represent a setting in which the characters or
figures are in.
Honore Daumier
French,1808-1879
Oil on Canvas
Gustave Moreau
French, 1836-1898
Salome Dancing before Herod, 1876
Jean Baptiste-Camille Corot
French, 1865
Morning
Oil on Canvas
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
French, 1796-1875
Study of Medieval Ruins, c. 1828-30
Oil on canvas, mounted on board

10. Old Masters
And how the collection
started
Peter Paul Rubens
Flemish, 1577-1640
Oil on Panel
Tiziano vecellio (known as Titian)
Italian, c. 1488-1576
Oil on Canvas
Jean Simeon Chardin
French, 1699-1779
The Attributes of Painting 1730- 32
Oil on Canvas
Anthony Van Dyck
Prince Charles Leris. Elector Palestine
Oil on Canvas
Armand Hammer was a versatile American businessman. He assembled his first
collection for his house in Moscow. He brought his collection to the US and
donated 48 different works by Dutch, Flemish, German, and Italian Masters from
the 15th to the 17th century to USC. His collection is now housed in the Fisher
Museum of Art. He has other paintings by Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt, Chardin,
Watteau, and Fragonard which is the second collection on display at Hammer
Museum at UCLA.

11. VAN GOGH PIECES

12. How it made me feel:
The pieces are beautifully made, all
serious, scenic, or unique. The only
piece that I thought was pretty
funny was the dog, "Touc" One that I
found disturbing was Salome
dancing before Herod.
I have never been to MFAH
before so this was an amazing
experience.
The work inspired me to write a
poem as well.
The quality of the work that made it a success was the attention to
detail in each piece of work. Every piece of work is original, and I am
impressed by them all.
Poem: The Art Exhibit
You are like a canvas of art,
not everyone will know who you are
but they see who your creator is
And will understand that you are priceless
They should understand that, right?
Well?
Some know the creator
Some don’t
Whether they don’t or do
Their perspective of you
will never change your value
There will be critics
who pass through the exhibit
And say
“What is this?”
“This is unique”
“This is weird”
“This is odd”
“This shouldn’t be here”
and they just pass by and go to the next
one
And there are others that come
and say​
“This one is very loved”
“This one IS unique”
“This one is created so sweet”​
“This is a complete MASTERPIECE”​
And those that do
are usually the ones who
stop and treasure it
And comprehend
the creators perspective
The truth of the matter is
no matter what anyone says, it
will never change the beauty that
has been created
And no matter who's eye it meets​
whether people aren’t or are
pleased
it was made for
the creators purpose
and made for more than what the
viewers can see
- Abby Dittman

13. Honorary mentions

14. Thanks for
viewing! Peace
out!