Georges Washington (1827-1910)

Curator and head of the Department of French Paintings at the Washington National Gallery of Art, Mary Morton has constantly promoted French art in her country. We talk to an impassioned aesthete.

The sale of about 50 George Papazov works by his descendants provides an opportunity to rediscover the Bulgarian artist. The dreamlike quality of his paintings links him to the Surrealist movement.

Ten years after the death of the satirical New figuration artist, prices have soared. Works by the American painter could well set new records: his George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware, put up for sale in New York on May 12, is estimated at $9/12 million. 85% of his lots are sold in the United States.

In collaboration with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, the Musée d’Orsay focuses on the year 1874 and the first exhibition of independent artists who were soon to be called “Impressionists”.

Almost 45 years after their installation at the Washington Park Arboretum, two 20-ft wide bronze gates were stolen and destroyed, to be sold for scrap. The Arboretum Foundation raised over £150,000 in a year, allowing the artist’s son Gerald Tsutakawa to recreate the gates, to be installed this year. (UW Mag)

The painter and interior designer played with materials to his heart's content, choosing red to dress up a fur salon.

April 14 marks the return of in-person, evening programming since the cancellation of the institution's spring 2020 season. Kicking things off is "Flowers After Hours," a “celebration of all things floral,” which includes the chance to visit to see “Afro-Atlantic Histories” exhibition opening on April 10.

On Thursday July 21 in Laval, an estimate of only €300/500 is announced for this mixed media by Georges Mathieu (1921-2012). Dated 1949, it is titled Faisceau abstrait sur fond jaune (Abstract Cluster on Yellow Background: Laval Enchères auction house).

The award-winning architect began the revival of Washington’s Pennsylvania Avenue, with his designs for the National League of Cities building and National Place being “the first major signal that the Avenue was on its way back.” He died at the age of 95. (Washington Post)

Fully vaccinated visitors to the National Gallery of Art, which recently reopened its East Building, are not required to wear a mask. Proof of vaccination is not needed—spokeswoman Anabeth Guthrie writes “we trust our visitors to act responsibly.” The National Archives follows the same honor system. (Washington Post)