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The Courtauld art gallery has been gifted works by Paul Cezanne, Wassily Kandinsky and Cy Twombly in a multimillion-pound contribution which will transform its collection.
The 25 drawings, assembled by late collector Howard Karshan, have been offered by his wife, the artist Linda Karshan, and mark one of the most significant gifts of art to The Courtauld in a generation, the gallery has said.
Howard Karshan in 2014 (Daniel Blau)
They include watercolours by Cezanne and finger drawings in ink by Louis Soutter, as well as abstract compositions by Henri Michaux whilst experimenting with Mescalin.
The gift, which also includes works by Georg Baselitz, Joseph Beuys, Otto Dix, Jean Dubuffet, Sam Francis, Alberto Giacometti, Philip Guston, Paul Klee, Willem de Kooning, Gerhard Richter and Wayne Thiebaud, will join the gallery’s current collection of 7,000 drawings.
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Louvre Abu Dhabi’s show displays the universal language of inspiration
21 Feb 2021
Muhammad Yusuf, Features Writer
Abstraction and Calligraphy Towards a Universal Language, Louvre Abu Dhabi’s first international exhibition of 2021 (Feb. 17 – June 12), invites visitors to explore the dawn of modern abstraction through sign and symbol, traces its origins to Asian and Arabic calligraphy and charts sites of mutual inspiration and art and cultural exchange around the world.
Curated by Didier Ottinger, assisted by Marie Sarré and sponsored by Montblanc, a maison whose innovative craftsmanship continues to influence the culture of writing, the exhibition marks a second major collaboration between the Centre Pompidou and Louvre Abu Dhabi.