Current Exhibitions
Maven of Modernism: Galka Scheyer in California
Maven of Modernism: Galka Scheyer in California delves into the life of the enterprising dealer responsible for the art phenomenon the “Blue Four”—Lyonel Feininger, Alexei Jawlensky, Paul Klee and Vasily Kandinsky. The exhibition presents exceptional examples from Scheyer’s personal collection by the Blue Four artists, as well as works by artists including Alexander Archipenko, László Moholy-Nagy, Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera, which was given to the Pasadena Art Institute in the early 1950s. All together, these works and related ephemera tell the fascinating story of this trailblazing impresario, who helped shape California’s reputation as a burgeoning center for modern art.
LEARN MORER.I.P.: On Art and Mourning
The Norton Simon Museum presents R.I.P.: On Art and Mourning, a small but deeply moving exhibition that expounds on the theme of mourning. A range of seldom seen objects from the Museum’s collection spanning centuries and cultures come together to demonstrate how art is created to comfort the living.
LEARN MOREFrom top to bottom: Emil Nolde (German, 1867-1956), Head in Profile, 1919, Watercolor and India ink on tan wove paper, 14-1/2 x 11-1/8 in. (36.8 x 28.3 cm), Norton Simon Museum, The Blue Four Galka Scheyer Collection, © Nolde Stiftung Seebüll, Germany; The Entombment, 1893
Maurice Denis (French, 1870-1943)
Tempera on paper, mounted on canvas
Norton Simon Art Foundation
