Robert, guess what, Ive met Lucrezia Walker again - for the 3rd time since I arrived in London - but at the National Gallery :) One of the amazing things about the National Gallery, London, is the free daily lunchtime talk at the Sainsbury Wing Theatre. Today Andy and I attended a highly interesting talk by Christopher Riopelle, Curator at the National Gallery about the latest acquisition Men of Docks by the American Artist George Bellows (1882 - 1925) and about Bellows himself as well. The talk lasted about an hour and when it was over, we were allowed to speak to the Curator. Christopher Riopelle has been the Curator of Post-1800 Paintings at the National Gallery, London, since 1997. He also has responsibility for the Gallery’s exhibitions of contemporary art. He previously held curatorial positions at the J. Paul Getty Museum, California, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He has taught at the American College, Paris, New York University (Washington Square), and the University of Pennsylvania, and lectures widely. Riopelle has curated exhibitions on Rodin, Ingres, Renoir, Picasso, the landscape oil sketch, and Scandinavian and Russian painting. He is currently preparing exhibitions on photography and painting, the final works of Richard Hamilton (both autumn 2012), the oil sketches of Frederick Church (spring 2013), and the pioneering Impressionist art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel (autumn 2014).
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:41:13 +0000
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