Simon Toll is an expert on Victorian art who is overseeing the sale of an unprecedented private collection of 240 Victorian and 20th century British paintings and drawings. The collection was assembled by Sir David Montagu Douglas Scott and his wife over generations but had been largely hidden until recently. Toll notes that the art in the collection appeals to many different levels and can be sweet or quite serious in nature. He hopes the sale will convey that there is something for everyone in the eclectic collection.
2013 Annual Report - The Valentine Richmond History CenterDomenick Casuccio
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2013 Annual Report - The Valentine Richmond History CenterDomenick Casuccio
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Although the museum is one of the youngest in the United States, it is fairly large and comprehensive museum, a significant representation of European art, ranging from antiquity to the present day. The museum was inaugurated only in 1965. However, a large part of the collection came from the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art, which was established a century earlier. The museum is also known for its Modern art items as well.
This is the first of four Powerpoint on US gallery to be released on the next few day. In 1974 Norton Simon agreed to take over the Pasadena Art Museum, giving his collection a permanent home. In 1995, the museum began a major renovation and design. It also included a new theatre. Norton Simon started collecting seriously in 1964, when he purchased the entire European collection of the Duveen Brot. Today, his collection on European paintings is broadly based and methodological. The collection covers the whole span of European painting developments from the early Renaissance to modern days. All the mainstream movements are represented by works from the masters. However, one noticeable absence are paintings from America. In 1970s the collection started to include Asian Arts. Today, there are some 4,000 works in the collection. On European paintings the collection would complement to that of the more well-known Paul Getty Museum. Ion paintings, it must rank as one of the best on the west coast of America.
SLIDESHOW - Collection of artworks featuring books and readers from throughout history, for the delight of art lovers and bibliophiles. The act of reading, especially reading that is done by a woman, is a very common subject matter throughout art history, despite the paucity of women's education throughout the centuries.
Blaise Vlaho Bukovac (1855 – 1922), Theodore Robinson (1852 – 1895), Charles Perugini (1839 – 1918), Nikolai Bogdanov -Belsky (1868 – 1945) etc.
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” ― Charles William Eliot
Visibility and Power: An 18th Century Conversation PieceYHRUploads
Annie Roberts's essay, titled Visibility and Power: An 18th Century Conversation Piece, comprises part of The 1701 Project, a venture led by The Yale Historical Review.
John Frederick Lewis - Mirage of the OrientJerry Daperro
John Frederick Lewis (London 1805 – Walton-on-Thames 1876) English Painter. He studied art under his father who was a distinguished engraver, Christian Frederick Lewis. He was trained under Sir Thomas Lawrence as an animal painter.
He exhibited in the British Institute in 1820 and the British Academy in the following year. He visited Switzerland and Italy in 1824. in 1932-34, he lived Spain and Morocco. As a result he published a series of lithographs on Moorish architecture, that established him as an serious artist. In 1837, he visited Paris and Rome. In 1840, he went to Greece. Turkey and the Middle East.
In 1841 he settle down in Cairo, at the Egypt was part of the Ottoman Empire. He lived there for 10 years an adopted an Egyptian ways of life, even dressed in tradition costumes and turben. During his stay, he painted the Egyptian ways of life, with authenticity. In 1947 he married to Marian Harper, who appeared in many of his painting dressing in ‘Turkified European’, living amongst the Egyptian.
When he return to England, he became the president of the Old Watercolour, a post he held for 8-9 years. He became a full member of the Royal Academy and exhibited there regularly. In 1876 he died in Walton-on-Thames at the age of 72.
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburugh Jerry Daperro
The National Gallery Scotland is one of the finest in the world. It has a comprehensive collection including works by Italian, French, Flemish & Dutch masters. Its collections covered all the major developments in European paintings between the 15th and the 19h century. Also it includes a rich collection of Scottish paintings. It is a home of Scottish art and painting. The gallery is situated in the heart of Edinburgh. The gallery is also benefit from the exchange program of paintings with the National Gallery London. The gallery is well worth a visit.
Within its elegant neoclassical exterior designed by William Henry Playfair, are housed works by the greatest names in Western art including Raphael, Titian, El Greco, Veazquez, Rembrandt, Rubens, Watteau, Tiepolo, Canova and many of the Impressionists and Post impressionists. The Gallery also contains the most comprehensive collection of Scttish art from the 11C to the 19C.
1. Simon Toll spends much of
his life studying the nuances of
Victorian art, and he’d like to clear
something up: Victorian pictures can
appeal to many different people, on
many different levels. Sure, the works
can be sweet and admired for their
pathos and beauty, such as Sophie
Anderson’s beloved depiction of a little
girl (above) in No Walk Today. The art
can also be quite serious, an allegorical
or literary subject laden with hidden
meaning, as in the version of Christ in
the House of his Parents, where Sir John
Everett Millais portrayed Jesus and his
family as commoners in a woodshop.
The work drew much criticism at the
time; Charles Dickens branded it
blasphemous.
Toll spends his days in a canvas
world rich with color and complexity.
He spent a decade researching his book
on the once obscure Victorian artist
Herbert Draper, now regarded as one
of the era’s premier painters. The
irony is not lost on Toll that he
now presides over the sale of an
unprecedented private collection
of Victorian and 20th century British
art that, essentially, was hidden
for generations.
The art includes some 240 paintings
and drawings collected by Sir David
Montagu Douglas Scott (1887-1986)
and his wife, Valerie Finnis. Until
recently, the most celebrated works
were seen only in books or exhibitions.
Some 150 pictures are Victorian,
but the collection spans many styles.
“The Scotts didn’t buy things because
they were fashionable or valuable.
They bought things that appealed to
their eye," Toll says. "Hopefully that
will be conveyed to people who view
our sale. I truly think there will be
something for everybody.”
The
expert
Simon Toll, Head of Sales, Victorian
and Edwardian Art for Sotheby's London
W o r d s pa u l a s to ry
Highlights of the collection are on international
tour through October, and the sale is November
14–19 at Sotheby’s London. www.sothebys.com
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i n s i d e r k n o w l e d g e
Dr. and Mrs. Henry C. Landon’s
passion for American art has
spanned four happy decades
P h oto g r a p h y c h r i s s ta n f o r d
W o r d s n i c k w r i g h t
The
collector