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Pablo Picasso, French, born Spain, 1881–1973
The Studio, 1934
Oil on canvas
Stretcher: 50 3/8 x 62 3/4 in. (128 x 159.4 cm)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry R. Hope
Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 69.55
John Graham, American, born Ukraine, 1886–1961
Bird Watcher, 1941
Oil on canvas
Overall: 25 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. (64.1 x 51.4 cm)
Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 69.86.3
Jean Dubuffet, French, 1901–1985
Business Lunch, 1946
Oil, sand, mixed media on canvas
Stretcher: 35 x 45 1/2 in. (88.9 x 115.6 cm)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry R. Hope
Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 69.157
Man Ray, American, 1890–1976
Gift, 1921 original (1963 edition)
Iron, steel, glue, assisted ready-made
Overall: 6 3/4 x 3 15/16 x 2 13/16 in. (17.1 x 10 x 7.1 cm)
Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
71.95.1
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German, 1880–1938
Boats on the Elbe near Dresden, 1910–1920
Oil on canvas
Overall: 24 3/8 x 34 3/4 in. (61.9 x 88.3 cm)
Jane and Roger Wolcott Memorial, Gift of Thomas T. Solley
Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
75.34
Morris Louis, American, 1912–1962
Beth Aleph, 1959–1960
Acrylic on canvas
Overall: 95 3/8 x 140 3/8 in. (242.3 x 356.6 cm)
Jane and Roger Wolcott Memorial, Gift of Thomas T. Solley
Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 75.46
Jackson Pollock, American, 1912–1956
Untitled, 1951
Silkscreen on paper
Image: 21 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (54.6 x 42.5 cm) Sheet: 25 x 20 1/4 in. (63.5 x 51.4 cm)
Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 75.48.1A
Charmion von Wiegand
Image of Abundance, 1956
Oil on canvas
Overall: 36 x 30 in. (91.4 x 76.2 cm)
Eskenai Museum of Art, Indiana University, 82.69
Jane Peterson, American, 1876–1965
Harbor Scene (Egypt?), 1905–1915
Oil on canvas
Framed: 21 5/16 x 22 in. (54.1 x 55.9 cm) Stretcher: 18 x 18 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm)
Morton and Marie Bradley Memorial Collection
Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 91.421
Erich Heckel, German, 1883–1970
White Horses, 1912
Color woodcut on paper
Image (image size uneven): 12 3/16 x 12 5/16 in. (31 x 31.3 cm)
Plate: 12 3/16 x 12 5/16 in. (31 x 31.3 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/4 x 23 1/4 in. (40 x 59.1 cm)
Bernhard and Cola Heiden Collection
Eskenazi Museum of Art, 2000.139
Abraham Rattner, American, 1893–1978
Place of Darkness, 1943
Oil on canvas
Image: 38 5/8 x 58 1/2 in (98.1 x 148.6 cm)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Henry R. Hope
Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 58.42
Henry Moore, English, 1898–1986
Reclining Figure, 1946–47
Stone carving
Overall: 15 x 28 x 13 1/2 in. (38.1 x 71.1 x 34.3 cm)
Given in memory of Dr. Henry Radford Hope by Sarahanne Hope-Davis
Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 95.8
PURCHASE TICKETS
Free for members!
June 16, 2018 – January 20, 2019
Location: North Building, Third Floor
Picasso to Pollock: Modern Masterworks from the Eskenazi Museum of Art showcases the impressive early 20th-century art collection owned by the Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University. It covers the breadth of nearly every major artistic movement that occurred between the years 1900 and 1950 in Europe and America. During this period, traditional notions and expectations about making art were completely upended as artists explored radical new approaches to color, form, and content. Boundaries were pushed via revolutionary new ways of thinking, expressed through such movements as Fauvism, Cubism, German Expressionism, Dada, and Surrealism.
The exhibition serves as a basic primer in early 20th century modern Western art. Gallery themes include Wars and Revolution, Abstraction, Cubism, Dada and Surrealism, Expressionism, and Urban Life, with emphasis on the creative process and artistic experimentation, especially as the century progressed. Featured artists include Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Gabriele Münter, Egon Schiele, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, Kay Sage, Paul Klee, Diego Rivera, and Jackson Pollock.
The exhibition is the first in a series of collaborations and collection exchanges between the Speed Art Museum and the Eskenazi Museum at Indiana University.
Exhibit Programming:
Sunday, November 4, 3 — 4:30 pm in the Speed Cinema
Jenny McComas, Curator of American and European Art at the Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University presents: Henry Radford Hope at Indiana University: Collecting Modern Art in Midcentury America.
More to Explore:
‘Which Modern Art Movement Are You?’ Quiz
Pop-Up Talks:
DADA with Shannon Karol, Director of Education
Degenerate Art with Tory Parker, Social Media Promotions Coordinator
Women Artists in the Age of Abstraction with Carrie Donovan, Design Manager
Support for the exhibition is provided by
A. Cary Brown and Steven E. Epstein
Paul and Deborah Chellgren
Elizabeth W. Davis
Corporate support for the Speed Art Museum’s exhibition season is provided by
