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Mathias J. Alten: An Evolving Legacy
Image of George and Barbara Gordon Gallery, first floor
Date and Time
Saturday, July 28, 20181:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location
- Richard M. DeVos Center, Building E, Room 103 and 203
Description
The German-born American artist, Mathias Joseph Alten (1871-1938) is often referred to as the Dean of Michigan Painters. Working in a traditional representational style, Alten incorporated the aesthetics and techniques of the Impressionist Movement in paintings infused with light and punctuated with deft brushwork. Based in Grand Rapids, Alten created more than 3,800 works over a forty-plus-year career including landscapes, seascapes, portraits, florals, and still-lifes. Alten began as a naturalist scene painter, eventually transitioning from Barbizon and Tonalist traditions to an Impressionistic style. His painting style evolved according to his audience and personal preferences. And while he avoided embracing the “modernist” style of the early Twentieth-Century, he was sympathetic to it
Grand Valley State University holds the largest public collection of Alten’s work in the world. The George and Barbara Gordon Gallery, in conjunction with GVSU’s Special Collections of Alten Family Archives,serve as vital resources for the study of the Alten’s work. Free and open to the public.
Information
Contact
Art Gallery, 616-331-2563
Category
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This event also occurred on 7/14/2016, 1/13/2017, 1/14/2017, 1/20/2017, 1/21/2017, 1/27/2017, 1/28/2017, 2/3/2017, 2/4/2017, 2/10/2017 and 301 others