A guided tour will take us through the newly opened exhibit of Hockney/Origins: Early Works from the Roy B. and Edith J. Simpson Collection. Robert Moffat Bruce (1822-1909) at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT. This exhibition illuminates a profound origin story, tracing the early ambitions and evolution of a young Hockney at the cusp of a seven-decade career. Comprising sixteen works—including oil and acrylic paintings, pressed paper pulp, crayon drawings, lithographs, and etchings—Hockney/Origins also speaks to the spirit of versatility seen across the artist’s oeuvre. Two large-scale paintings from the 1970s, French Shop (1971) and Japanese House and Tree (1978), exemplify the flat style and vibrant colors of his early cityscapes. In his Paper Pool compositions of 1978, Hockney experimented with the unconventional medium of paper pulp, returning to the iconic swimming pools he first painted after moving to California in 1964. The exhibition concludes with a group of drawings and prints, largely intimate depictions of the friends and colleagues that made up Hockney’s circle
In 1908, Robert Moffat Bruce, (1822-1909) a wealthy textile merchant and member of the New York Cotton Exchange deeded his property to the Town of Greenwich, stipulating that it be used as “a natural history, historical, and art museum for the use and benefit of the public.” A group catered lunch will be provided at the Museum.
Guided Tour: Jeanne Fontaine
Wednesday, July 10
Depart: 7:30 am; return: 5:30 pm
Includes guided tours, admissions, lunch, bus travel and driver gratuity.
Image courtesy of the Bruce Museum
