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New Zealand Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki Previews Robertson Gift |
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| Written by Nic Brown |
| Sunday, 08 November 2009 02:04 |
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 This exciting
preview will include Picasso’s "Mere aux enfants à l’orange" (1951), featuring
his children Claude and Paloma. There is also a work from his great friend,
artist George Braque "La tasse" (1911), and bold works from two other French
artists: Henry Matisse's "Espagnole" (1922), and Andre Derain’s "Paysage al
Estaque" (1906) who were part of the Fauve group (the wild beasts). And hot on
the heels of the recent successful exhibition in Melbourne, work by the
imaginative Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí, "Instrument masochiste"
(1933-34).Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Heralded in 1888 as 'the first permanent Art Gallery in the Dominion', Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki remains the largest art institution in New Zealand, with a collection numbering over 12,500 works. These include major holdings of New Zealand historic, modern and contemporary art, and outstanding works by Māori and Pacific Island artists, as well as European painting, sculpture and print collections ranging in date from 1376 to the present day. Today the Gallery occupies two buildings adjacent to Albert Park in central Auckland. The Main Gallery The Main Gallery, designed by Melbourne architects John H. Grainger and Charles A. D'Ebro in 'French Château style' opened in 1887 as Auckland City's Free Public Library and Municipal Offices. The part of the building devoted to the Gallery opened a year later on 17 February 1888. By its centenary the Art Gallery had taken over the entire building which was by now considerably enlarged, the City Offices and the Library having moved to new premises nearby. The New Gallery The New Gallery, across the road from the main building, opened in October 1995, due to the generosity of the Auckland Contemporary Art Trust. The building was originally designed as a telephone exchange and was extensively remodelled into contemporary art galleries by architects David Mitchell and Julie Stout. Visit the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki at : http://www.aucklandartgallery. Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~ |
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