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RSS FeedsSaint Louis Art Museum acquires `Charles I` by Kehinde Wiley
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21 february 2019 05:03:37

 
Saint Louis Art Museum acquires `Charles I` by Kehinde Wiley
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The Saint Louis Art Museum recently purchased “Charles I,” a large-scale painting by Kehinde Wiley and one of the standout works from the recent exhibition of Wiley’s paintings at the museum. This painting is one of two works in the exhibition “Kehinde Wiley: Saint Louis” that Wiley based on a 1633 portrait of the English king by Daniel Martensz Mytens the Elder. The exhibition featured 11 paintings that were based on eight works from the Museum’s collection and one print from a local collection. Wiley creates large-scale oil paintings of contemporary African-American subjects that address the politics of race and power in art. Recalling the grand traditions of European and American portraiture, he depicts his models in poses adapted from historic paintings. Last year, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery unveiled Wiley’s official portrait of former President Barack Obama. To prepare


 
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