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The exhibition showcases and examines the various approaches to that subject by the following European and North American modern and contemporary artists: Henri Matisse, André Derain, Raoul Dufy, Georg Grosz, Oskar Kokoschka, Henry Moore, Max Weber, Alexander Calder, Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, Karel Appel alongside modern and contemporary Canadian artists: Ernest Lindner, Nicholas de Grandmaison, Edwin Holgate, Miller Brittain, Christopher Pratt, Alex Colville, Sandra Meigs, Alexandra Haeseker, Walter Bachinsky, Tony Scherman, Renée Van Halm and Otto Rogers, amongst the others.

Figuratively Speaking:
Works by Modern and Contemporary International and Canadian Masters

Organized and circulated by the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery

Over the centuries, the human body has been a favoured subject for artists. This exhibition, drawn entirely from the Collection of International and Canadian Art of the University of Lethbridge, features the works by modern and contemporary masters from Europe, the United States and Canada who have produced diverse approaches to the subject of human form and explored the emotional and social implications of representing the human figure.

The works in this exhibition cover the wide range of possibilities for depicting the human form. The portrait section ranges from the accurate representation of a particular person to the use of a well known figures such as Gabriel Dumont or Richard Nixon to emphasis the ability of portraits to act as political commentary. The exhibition also includes works which move into abstraction with elements of the human body recognizable within a focus on the visual elements involved with the art work. As well, Figuratively Speaking includes the subtle strength found in classic studies and sketches.

The exhibition showcases and examines the various approaches to that subject by the following European and North American modern and contemporary artists: Henri Matisse, André Derain, Raoul Dufy, Georg Grosz, Oskar Kokoschka, Henry Moore, Max Weber, Alexander Calder, Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, Karel Appel alongside modern and contemporary Canadian artists: Ernest Lindner, Nicholas de Grandmaison, Edwin Holgate, Miller Brittain, Christopher Pratt, Alex Colville, Sandra Meigs, Alexandra Haeseker, Walter Bachinsky, Tony Scherman, Renée Van Halm and Otto Rogers, amongst the others.

Dr. Josephine Mills
Curator,
Figuratively Speaking Exhibition

List of Images:

1. Andre Derain - Portrait, 1914; oil on canvas. From the University of Lethbridge Art Collection; purchased 1985 with funds provided by the Alberta 1980s Endowment Fund. Image copyright by the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery.
2. Renee Van Halm - Ultimate Conceit, 1985; mixed media on paper. From The University of Lethbridge of Lethbridge Art Collection; purchased 1985 with funds provided by the Alberta 1980s Endowment Fund. Image copyright by the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery.
3. Henry G. Glyde - Untitled (Nude Figures) , 1947; graphite on paper. From the University of Lethbridge Art Collection; purchased 1989 with funds provided by the Alberta Advanced Education Endowment and Incentive Fund. Image copyright by the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery.
4. Henri Matisse - Nu Etude D'un Mouvement de Jambes, n.d.; lithograph on paper, edition 29/50. From the University of Lethbridge Art Collection; gift of Gordon Eberts, 1993. Image copyright by the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery.
5. Henry Moore - Figures with Arms Outstretched, 1927; ink wash on paper. From The University of Lethbridge of Lethbridge Art Collection; gift of an anonymous donor, 1992. Image copyright by the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery.
6. Alex Colville - September (From the Book of Hours, Labours of the Month), 1986; offset lithograph on paper. From The University of Lethbridge of Lethbridge Art Collection; gift of the Hon. John Roberts, Toronto, 1993. Image copyright by the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery.
7. Tony Scherman - Mueller, 1984; encaustic on canvas. From the University of Lethbridge Art Collection; gift of James Gellman, 1997. Image copyright by the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery.