Timothy Potts
Auteur de Kimbell Art Museum: Handbook of the Collection
A propos de l'auteur
Œuvres de Timothy Potts
Golden Kingdoms: Luxury Arts in the Ancient Americas (2017) — Directeur de publication; Editor. — 30 exemplaires
The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China (2012) — Avant-propos; Contributeur; Contributeur — 10 exemplaires
Oeuvres associées
The search for immortality : tomb treasures of Han China. Making memories : a selection of riddles — Introduction — 2 exemplaires
Der Turmbau zu Babel : Ursprung und Vielfalt von Sprache und Schrift Bd. IIIA Schrift — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Potts, Timothy F.
- Date de naissance
- c. 1959
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Australia
- Études
- Oxford University (DPhil|near eastern art; archaeology)
University of Sydney - Professions
- art historian
archaeologist
museum director - Relations
- Potts, David (1) (uncle)
- Organisations
- Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (director)
J. Paul Getty Museum (director ∙ 2012)
Kimbell Art Museum
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 8
- Aussi par
- 6
- Membres
- 369
- Popularité
- #65,264
- Évaluation
- 4.3
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 14
Calling out just a few notable pieces:
“La Promenade”, 1870 – Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
Nobody does romance better than Renoir, and the courting of this couple is charmingly vibrant. This painting is noted for Renoir’s use of different brushstrokes amongst the different elements of the composition.
“Spring” (Jeanne Demarsy), 1881 – Edouard Manet
I often associate Manet’s paintings to encompassing darker or muted tones; “Spring”, in contrast, is one of the most vibrant pieces of Manet’s artistry.
“Irises”, 1889 – Vincent van Gogh
I am being very pedestrian in calling out the “Irises” but well, it is impressively dynamic in person.
“Spring”, 1894 – Lawrence Alma-Tadema
I stopped, stared, and studied when I saw this highly complex piece in the museum. A procession of children in florals and with florals, musicians, elegant women through a Roman setting celebrates May Day.
“Madame Seurat”, the artist’s mother, 1882 – Georges Seurat
I did not spend much time in the Drawings section and missed this expressive and impressive (even in print) Pointillist drawing of his mother. I can’t describe it. SO. MANY. DOTS.
“The Vexed Man”, 1771-83 – Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
It’s extremely rare that I am drawn to ‘negative’ expressions but this one did. The details of lines, that expression, so vexed that I can’t help but smile. Even more impressive is that the artist was suffering from schizophrenia when he made a series of sixty-nine ‘character heads’, which included this one.… (plus d'informations)