Gerard ter Borch

This is the first monographic exhibition in the United States of works by Gerard ter Borch (1617-1681), one of the finest Dutch genre and portrait painters, and an artist who greatly influenced Johannes Vermeer and Frans van Mieris. Some 50 of his best works, including his celebrated group portrait, Signing of the Peace of Munster, May 15, 1648 (1648), from the National Gallery in London, and his renowned genre scene, the so-called Paternal Admonition (c. 1654) from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, have been brought together from public and private collections.

The paintings of Ter Borch are remarkably varied, and the selection represents each phase of his career-- the early pictures of the 1630s, the mid-career genre paintings, and the small portraits distinctive for their psychological intensity. Ter Borch was unrivaled in his ability to capture the elegance and grace of wealthy burghers and to express with subtlety the interactions between figures. He is renowned for his refined interior scenes, which typically depict two or three elegantly clad, full-length figures engaged in activities such as writing letters or making music. In addition to capturing the psychology of the sitters, the paintings show Ter Borch's mastery in rendering materials, particularly satins, which are notoriously difficult to paint. Accompanying the exhibition is the first major English-language publication on the artist, a significant contribution to the study of 17th-century Dutch art.

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Gerard ter Borch
Organisation: American Federation of Arts, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington
Kurator: Arthur K. Wheelock Jr.

Stationen:
07.11.04 - 30.01.05 National Gallery, Washington
27.02.05 - 22.05.05 Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
2005 American Federation of Arts, New York