RAVISHING BEAUTY: The Art of Tissot and Helleu

Jean-Jaques Tissot (1836-1902) and Paul César Helleu (1959-1927) devoted much of their lives to the pursuit of beauty, though each approached it with his own indvidual obsessions. Tissot was fascinated by clothing, the texture, shape and fall of fabrics and the details of settings. Helleu employed the simplest of lines to capture human sentiments: fleeting expressions from playfulness to challenge, from concentration to sleep. This exhibition explores the intimate preoccupations of these two artists through 100 superb drawings and prints selected from private collections in Europe.

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PAINTINGS FROM THE REIGN OF VICTORIA is a Stunner in Delaware

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

The Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington celebrated their presentation of "Paintings from the Reign of Victoria: THE ROYAL HOLLOWAY COLLECTION, LONDON" with much fanfare on January 31st. The exciting opening events at the DAM mark the second stop on exhibition's U.S. tour.

The DAM launched the show with a number of special Victorian-themed events, the highlight of which was the exhibition opening gala reception on Saturday, January 31st. Speakers at the reception included Delaware's Lieutenant Governor, Matthew Denn, and Professor Adam Tickell, Vice Principal of Royal Holloway College. Margaretta Frederick, Curator of the Delaware Art Museum's Bancroft Collection, led a special tour of the exhibition.

More information about special events being held in conjunction with "Paintings from the Reign of Victoria: THE ROYAL HOLLOWAY COLLECTION, LONDON" may be found on the Delaware Art Museum's website. The exhibition will be on view in Delaware through April 12th, before traveling to the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, Connecticut.

Please follow this link to read a review of "Paintings from the Reign of Victoria: THE ROYAL HOLLOWAY COLLECTION, LONDON" in Delaware Online.

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