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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and workshop, 'Odalisque in Grisaille' (detail), about 1824-34 © The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Art Resource / Scala, Florence
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Gerhard Richter Helga Matura with her Fiancé, 1966 © Gerhard Richter 2017 (0182). Photo: Museum Kunstpalast - ARTOTHEK
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Olafur Eliasson, Room for one colour, 1997. Installation view at Moderna Museet, Stockholm 2015 © Olafur Eliasson. Photo: Anders Sune Berg
Exhibition
Monochrome: Painting in Black and White
30 Oct 2017 – 18 Feb 2018
Regular hours
- Monday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Tuesday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 11:00 – 21:00
- Saturday
- 11:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 – 18:00
Cost of entry
Admission charge
Address
- Trafalgar Square
- London
England - WC2N 5DN
- United Kingdom
Journey through a history without colour as works by masters such as Rembrandt and van Dyck are juxtaposed with those by modern and contemporary artists including Picasso, Riley, Richter and immersive light installation artist Olafur Eliasson.
About
Explore the tradition of painting in black and white from its beginnings in the Middle Ages through the Renaissance and into the 21st century
Painting using predominantly black-and-white pigments has long held a fascination for artists, yet there has never been a major exhibition on the subject.
‘Monochrome’ presents a series of case studies that investigate where and when grisaille painting was used and to what effect: from early religious works to paintings that emulate sculpture or respond to other media such as printmaking, photography, and film.
Comprising works on glass, vellum, ceramic, silk, wood, and canvas by artists such as Rembrandt, Picasso, and Gerhard Richter (1932–), ‘Monochrome’ encourages visitors to trace the fascinating but little-studied history of black-and-white painting.
For more information, visit The National Gallery website.
This exhibition is organised by the National Gallery in collaboration with Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast, Dusseldorf.
Exhibition generously supported by
Howard and Roberta Ahmanson
With additional support from
The Daniel Katz Gallery, London
The Vaseppi Trust
David Zwirner, London and New York
