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Esther Warkov, Canadian, b. 1941, Untitled, c. 1975–1980, oil on canvas, 107 x 61 cm. Collection of the Winni- peg Art Gallery, Gift of Judy and Phillip Adam, 2010-23.
as a printmaker, the series depicts the romantic tale written by the Greek poet, Longus.
Marc Chagall, The Trampled Flowers / Les fleurs saccagées (detail), c. / v. 1956–1961, printed in 1961. NGC / MBAC, Ottawa. Gift of / Don de Félix Quinet, Ottawa, 1986, in memory of Joseph and Marguerite Liverant.
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Esther Warkov: Paintings, 1960s-1980s On display until Oct. 16 The WAG presented Esther Warkov’s first solo exhibition in 1964. Since then, the Gallery has acquired nearly 50 works by Warkov, spanning her career as one of Manitoba’s most distinctive artists. This exhibition showcases one of her most celebrated and defining periods of creative production. Subtly psychedelic, her stylized motifs reveal the clear influ- ence of Eastern European Jewish folk art, and pay tribute to modern Jewish artist Marc Chagall. Viewers can simply revel
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in the partial, provisional, and ultimately inarticulate strangeness of her painted worlds.
Chagall: Daphnis & Chloé On display until Sept. 11 This exhibition has been organized by the National Gallery of Canada and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Russian-born artist Marc Chagall was a pioneer of modernism. Picasso proclaimed that after Matisse, “Chagall will be the only painter left who understands what colour really is.” Daphnis & Chloé, features 42 lithograph prints that showcase Chagall’s unique style. Widely considered the crowning achievement of his career
Chagall & Winnipeg On display until Sept. 11 In addition to this magnificent collection of modernist 20th-century work, the WAG is organizing a mini-exhibit, Chagall & Winnipeg. This complementary show tells about the friendship that developed between Chagall and former WAG Direc- tor, Dr. Ferdinand Eckhardt, through a combination of letters, photographs, and art works.
Karel Funk On display until Oct. 2 Winnipeg’s own Karel Funk is known for his mesmerizing portraits of lone figures. As the largest and first true survey of his work, this retrospective brings together paintings from across North America. The subtle evolution of Funk’s practice is explored, beginning with the artist’s meditative portraits of hooded figures, responses to conflicting senses of inti- macy and anonymity he experienced on New York subways. In his most recent work, the human form is abandoned and replaced by images of bundled, crum-
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Photo courtesy of Winnipeg Art Gallery.
Photo by Leif Norman, courtesy of Winnipeg Art Gallery.
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