Fundación Mapfre Madrid - Sala Recoletos

Paul Durand-Ruel and the last flashes of Impressionism

This exhibition has a dual objective. On the one hand, to raise awareness of the figure of the extraordinary art dealer and patron Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922), who supported and promoted the most innovative and original art of his time, first from his Parisian gallery and later from the offices he opened in New York, London and Brussels. On the other, to contextualise and highlight the work of the five artists from the last generation inheriting Impressionism, whom he openly supported (André, D’Espagnat, Loiseau, Maufra, Moret), and to give them the place they deserve in the history of art.

31 Women. An exhibition by Peggy Guggenheim

31 Women. An exhibition by Peggy Guggenheim brings together the work of the thirty-one artists who took part in Peggy Guggenheim’s “Exhibition by 31 Women” at her New York gallery “Art of This Century” in 1943. Most of these artists were associated with the surrealist and abstract movements and included both already recognized figures on the art scene and emerging talents. The exhibition highlights Guggenheim’s patronage and addresses the context in which the artists she worked with at her New York gallery developed their work, as well as the collaborative networks they established with each other.

Weegee. Autopsy of the Spectacle

Arthur H. Fellig, Weegee’s (1899-1968) photographs of the underworld and the marginal environments of New York nightlife in the 1930s and 1940s quickly achieved international acclaim. However, his work from his time in Hollywood (1948-1951), which focused on the Californian upper class and the social life of the big movie stars, has not generally received the same recognition. This exhibition aims to resolve this conflicting appreciation, highlighting the importance and relevance of this second period through the way it expresses a critique of “the society of the spectacle”, as well as its continuity with the best-known part of Weegee’s work.