Exhibitions Archived in: 1986

Print Exhibition: Along the Lines of Impressionism

23 January–9 March 1986

Impressionist artists were concerned with capturing the ephemeral effects of natural light on objects; they sought to catch the “impression” of the moment. All Impressionists used drawings in some way, despite their espousal of painting outdoors, “en plein air.” Some artists sketched as an exercise, or as a means to... more »

Jean Metzinger in Retrospect

23 January–9 March 1986

Jean Metzinger was primarily known for co-authoring the first treatise on Cubism, De Cubisme, published with Albert Gleizes, in 1912. This exhibition, featuring more than 50 paintings and drawings, is the first to examine Metzinger’s development as a Cubist rather than merely focusing on his work in the treatise. The... more »

Print Exhibition: Drawings of Abstract Expressionism

26 March–11 May 1986

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Print Exhibition: American Realist Prints

26 March–11 May 1986

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China Bound

26 March–11 May 1986

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Prints of Barnett Newman

26 March–11 May 1986

Barnett Newman is best known for his large, monochromatic paintings but began to make prints after the death of his brother. His prints evoke a sense of spirituality through color and composition while presenting the duality that runs throughout all of his work, the juxtaposition of rough and smooth, spontaneous... more »

MFA Show 1986

16 July–31 August 1986

Twenty works by the eight graduating Master of Fine Arts students at Midway Studios, University of Chicago, represent a range of formal and expressive styles. Ellen Campbell, Patricia Deegan, Helen Jones, Susanna Kiluk, Walter Myers, Dan Peterman, Kenneth Shaw, and Michael Strong display a broad range of styles from the... more »

Print Exhibition: Jan Wiegers' Expressionist Prints

8 October–7 December 1986

Jan Wiegers was a Dutch painter, printmaker, and founder of the artists’ association, De Ploeg (The Plough), in Groningen. For health reasons, Wiegers briefly visited Switzerland, where he met and worked with Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Expressionist draftsman, painter, and printmaker. Kirchner’s influence was visible on Wiegers’ works after his return... more »

Cross Sections: Recent Additions to the Collection

9 October–7 December 1986

Over the past two years, 21 donors have given or loaned over 300 works ranging from the classical to the contemporary. On display in this exhibition of a selection of those gifts were oil and watercolor paintings, lithographs, engravings, etchings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, and decorative arts by 35 artists including... more »

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