About this Event
Presented by Cornelia Feye
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 7:30 PM
When we go to a museum to admire art, we usually don’t ask ourselves: How did these works get there? Who acquired them? Where did they come from? In this lecture series we will explore four exquisite art collections, located in beautiful European locations, shaped by tenacious collectors. Their taste, budget, and power determined the art they assembled. Sometimes historical circumstances led to acquisition of undervalued paintings—or purchases directly from the artists. We will look at the collections in the context of history, selections of art, personal stories of the collectors, location, and architecture in which they are housed.
The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza houses one of the finest and most varied collections of Western painting. Van Eyck, Dürer, Titian, Caravaggio, Rubens, Rembrandt, Canaletto, Monet, Degas, Morisot, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Picasso, Kirchner, Kandinsky, Goncharova, O'Keeffe, Hopper, Dalí, and Pollock are just some of the names on the long list of great masters shown. The collection includes almost 1,000 paintings, spanning the history of art from the 13th right up until the 20th century. Founded by three generations of Thyssen-Krupp industrialists, it was originally located in Lugano, Switzerland, before moving in 1992 to the Villahermosa Palace in Madrid on the Paseo del Prado, across from the Museo Nacional del Prado.
About Cornelia Feye:
Cornelia Feye received her M.A. in Art History and Anthropology from the University of Tübingen, Germany. After five years in New York, she moved to San Diego, where she taught Eastern and Western Art History. Her museum experience includes the Mingei International, the San Diego Museum of Arts, the Museum of Man, and the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. From 2007 to 2017 she was the School of the Arts Director at the Athenaeum. Her first novel, Spring of Tears, an art mystery set in France won the San Diego Book Award for the mystery category in 2011. Her second art mystery, House of the Fox, is set in Anza Borrego desert and San Diego. Her third novel, Private Universe, a coming-of-age story and art mystery, was released in 2017. Publications include art historical essays and reviews in English and German. She is the founder of Konstellation Press, an independent publishing company specializing in genre fiction and poetry at the intersection of art, music and literature. Konstellation Press just won another San DIEGO Book Award for our short story anthology Magic, Mystery & M**der.
The lectures will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for these events. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. These events will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of each lecture. Masks are optional. Proof of vaccination or negative test within 48 hours of the event is required. Event capacity is limited to 70% for now.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall Street, San Diego, United States
USD 16.00 to USD 10000.00