Twilight on the CampagnaGeorge Inness
1851
This month the Philadelphia Museum of Art hosts an exhibit of works by George Inness from his early works painted in or of Italy. The star of this show is Twilight on the Campagna which was found in the Museum's basement in 2005, cleaned, reframed, and found to be an astonishing early example of what would become Inness' signature Tonalist style. The story of how this master work was rescued from oblivion is fascinating. You can read about it here.
http://articles.philly.com/2011-03-08/news/28668896_1_curator-varnish-george-inness
2 comments:
Deborah, are you going to be able to go to see the exhibit?
My wife and I were able to see the small Inness exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and it was a honey, I hadn't known the story of the Campagna painting. Doesn't it make you wonder what is in the basements of all the art museums.
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