Past Exhibition

Master Drawings from Titian to Picasso

There are castle-like structures depicted in sketches across a sheet of paper. The viewer has a slightly elevated perspective looking down on the buildings within a hilly landscape. There is no horizon visible. The focus is on the detailed architecture mixing with the natural hills. The artist uses precise brushstrokes to show the buildings and landscape. The color palette is minimal, with natural tones and dark ink. In the distance, the buildings stand out against the hills. Close by, smaller structures and pathways suggest a more intimate setting.
Augustin Hirschvogel, Hilltop Castles, c. 1546, pen and black ink on laid paper, William B. O'Neal Fund, 2001.34.1

Details

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  • Locations

    West Building, Ground Floor, Graphics Galleries, GS-1, GS-2, GS-3, GS-4 (2,500 sq. ft.)
There are castle-like structures depicted in sketches across a sheet of paper. The viewer has a slightly elevated perspective looking down on the buildings within a hilly landscape. There is no horizon visible. The focus is on the detailed architecture mixing with the natural hills. The artist uses precise brushstrokes to show the buildings and landscape. The color palette is minimal, with natural tones and dark ink. In the distance, the buildings stand out against the hills. Close by, smaller structures and pathways suggest a more intimate setting.
Augustin Hirschvogel, Hilltop Castles, c. 1546, pen and black ink on laid paper, William B. O'Neal Fund, 2001.34.1

Overview: 175 drawings came from a private Atlanta collection, begun in Germany in the 1940s.

Organization: Andrew Robison was the coordinator at the Gallery. The exhibition was organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta.

Attendance: 66,183

Catalog: Master Drawings from Titian to Picasso: The Curtis O. Baer Collection, by Eric M. Zafran. Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 1985.

Other Venues:

  • Indianapolis Museum of Art, 01/14/1985–03/02/1986
  • John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, 03/27/1986–05/11/1986
  • High Museum of Art, Atlanta, 05/31/1986–08/24/1986
  • Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 09/17/1986–11/29/1986
  • Frederick Wight Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, 11/30/1986–01/11/1987

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