Rosalind Bengelsdorf Browne (American, 1916-1979). Compotier, 1939. Oil on canvas. Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum. 2000.15.004. Museum purchase.
On exhibition
February 10 – October 2024
Located on the third floor of The Baker Museum
In 2000, the same year it opened to the public, The Baker Museum acquired one of its most important holdings: the Ahmet Ertegün Collection. Assembled by the Turkish American businessman best known as the founder and president of Atlantic Records, the collection features a remarkable selection of modern art of the United States that demonstrates Ertegün’s comprehension of and intuitiveness about rhythm, pattern and color. Featured artists include Irene Rice Pereira, Gertrude Glass (Greene), Esphyr Slobodkina, Oscar Bluemner and Ilya Bolotowsky, among others.
This exhibition presents an intimate look inside the icon’s modern art collection, highlighting rarities from well-known artists as well as impressive and lively works from unexposed creators. The American Abstract Artists, established in New York in 1936, is presented as playing a major role in championing the works of abstractionist and nonrepresentational artists who were otherwise overlooked in favor of the Regionalist painters who were popular during the ‘30s. While they were influenced by the new styles coming from Paris, some of these artists were able to develop a visual language of their own, thus contributing to the development of the American avant-garde.
Selecciones de
la colección Ahmet Ertegün
Cuando The Baker Museum abrió sus puertas en el año 2000, adquirió también una de sus más importantes colecciones: la colección de Ahmet Ertegün. Formada por el empresario turco-estadounidense mejor conocido como cofundador y presidente de la compañía disquera Atlantic Records, la colección contiene una notable selección de arte moderno estadounidense demostrando la comprensión de Ertegün sobre el ritmo, los patrones y el color. Entre les artistas incluides se encuentran Gertrude Glass (Greene), Esphyr Slobodkina, Oscar Bluenmer e Ilya Bolotowsky, entre otres.
Esta exposición muestra una mirada íntima a la colección de arte moderno de este ícono, resaltando piezas raras de artistas reconocides, así como obras impresionantes de artistas menos conocides. La American Abstract Artists (Artistas Abstractos Estadounidenses), establecida en Nueva York en 1936, se presenta en un rol de importancia en la defensa de la obra de abstraccionistas y artistas no representacionales que eran de otro modo ignorades en favor de les pintores regionalistas, populares durante la década del 30. A pesar de que tenían la influencia de los nuevos estilos parisinos, algunes de estos artistas lograron desarrollar un lenguaje visual propio, así contribuyendo al crecimiento de la vanguardia estadounidense.
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Selected Works
A.E. Gallatin (American, 1881-1952). Composition January, 1937 (Still Life), 1937. Oil on canvas. Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum. 2000.15.099. Museum purchase.
Gertrude Glass (Greene) (American, 1904-1956). Space Construction, 1943. Wood construction and oil on canvas. Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum. 2000.15.128. Museum purchase.
Charles Greene Shaw (American, 1892-1974). Polygon, 1937. Oil on panel. Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum. 2000.15.206. Museum purchase.
Esphyr Slobodkina (Russian American, 1908-2002). Boat Construction, 1935. Mixed media collage/construction. Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum. 2000.15.209. Museum purchase.
Associated Events
Lecture
Better Than B-Sides: Abstract Women Artists from the Ertegün Collection
March 8 at 10am
Selections from the Ahmet Ertegün Collection is organized by by Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum and is curated by Dianne Brás-Feliciano, Ph.D., curator of modern art.