Norton Simon Museum of Art (Venue Partner)
411 West Colorado Blvd
626-449-6840
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Comtesse d’Haussonville (detail), 1845, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Courtesy of the Frick Collection, New York. Photo: Richard di Liberto
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Oct 30, 2009 – Jan 25, 2010
Mondays (noon–6pm)
Wednesdays–Thursdays (noon–6pm)
Fridays (noon–9pm)
Saturdays–Sundays (noon–6pm)
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Directions: Located on the corner of Orange Grove and Colorado at the intersection of the 210 and 134 freeways
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$10
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“This beguiling portrait occupies a privileged position at the threshold between French Romanticism and the early hints of modernity. Its impossibly precise rendering of the crevices and folds of the young woman's garment calls to mind the great Renaissance painters, with a lavishness that borders on the erotic. Meanwhile, the young woman's coyly defiant expression and bold coquettish body language express a sassy self-possession beyond her years — an effect heightened by the creamy luminosity of her skin. It's easy to see why it takes pride of place as the Frick's centerpiece holding; take this rare local opportunity to see it full scale and lit for maximum effect, and prepare to be seduced by its haunting beauty.”
Shana Nys Dambrot, Flavorpill
Note:
The Frick's Colin Bailey lectures on Henry Frick's life and collection on January 23rd.
The Norton Simon Museum is delighted to announce the arrival this fall of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's magnificent painting Comtesse d’Haussonville, 1845, on loan from The Frick Collection in New York. This portrait of the Comtesse, a young woman known as Louise, Princess de Broglie (1818–1882), is the first loan from the Frick in an art exchange program between the venerable New York institution and the Norton Simon foundations.
