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Heads up framing peeps! There will be an exhibition of Louis Style: French Frames, 1610 - 1792 at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles September 15 - Jan 3. The exhibition will have 48 empty frames and 9 framed paintings.
Drawing on the Museum’s large collection of French frames, Louis Style presents a survey of the exquisite carved and gilded frames produced during the reigns of four French kings, 1610-1792. Framed paintings and empty frames will represent five stylistic periods (Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Régence, Louis XV, and Louis XVI) with mainstream and extraordinary examples, showing the development of wall furniture from restrained, to elaborate and dynamic, to a more reserved and linear style.
The arrangement and accompanying didactic material are intended to provide the viewer with a magnificent compendium of French design and craftsmanship, along with practical tools, such as the vocabulary of ornament, needed to identify the period of a frame, and provide insight into the construction and gilding techniques specific to frames made in France. By addressing the important relationship between a painting and its frame (which sometimes date from different periods and regions), viewers will also gain an awareness of the significance and use of frames in museums. Co-curated by David Gasparotto, Gene Karraker and Anne Woollett.
There will be no catalog- instead they are using this excellent book:
Looking at European Frames: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques
DescriptionD. Gene KarrakerWorks of art in their own right, frames play an essential and often overlooked role in complementing the artworks they suppor...
SHOP.GETTY.EDU
Drawing on the Museum’s large collection of French frames, Louis Style presents a survey of the exquisite carved and gilded frames produced during the reigns of four French kings, 1610-1792. Framed paintings and empty frames will represent five stylistic periods (Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Régence, Louis XV, and Louis XVI) with mainstream and extraordinary examples, showing the development of wall furniture from restrained, to elaborate and dynamic, to a more reserved and linear style.
The arrangement and accompanying didactic material are intended to provide the viewer with a magnificent compendium of French design and craftsmanship, along with practical tools, such as the vocabulary of ornament, needed to identify the period of a frame, and provide insight into the construction and gilding techniques specific to frames made in France. By addressing the important relationship between a painting and its frame (which sometimes date from different periods and regions), viewers will also gain an awareness of the significance and use of frames in museums. Co-curated by David Gasparotto, Gene Karraker and Anne Woollett.
There will be no catalog- instead they are using this excellent book:
Looking at European Frames: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques
DescriptionD. Gene KarrakerWorks of art in their own right, frames play an essential and often overlooked role in complementing the artworks they suppor...
SHOP.GETTY.EDU
