Neue Pinakothek, Munich, presents 'Three Colours Black' from October 6, 2016 through January 9, 2017.In the exhibition, featuring a select group of paintings from the museum’s own collections, focus will be on paintings from the 19th century, highlighting a period in which treatment of darkness and black was getting its own identity, although still attached to the older traditions. Black as a color plays a crucial role in the history of painting. It stands as a metaphor, a compositional device and sometimes a challenging factor for a painter from a technical standpoint. Black has been used to add depth to dark areas, it has been placed as a suggestive tool to portray a shadowy life or the dark side of a soul; in portraits, black clothing reflects fashion and social status. The exhibition will showcase a total of 15 works, which are the juxtaposition of creations by Johann Heinrich Füssli, Édouard Manet, Franz Xaver Winterhalter and masterpieces from Simon Vouet, Diego Velázquez, and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. In this ensemble, both the diversity of the artistic approaches and relationships across centuries will come into focus.Click on the Slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.
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