01 de Oct 2006 - 30 de Apr 2007
The exhibition LACMA: Obras maestras. 1750-1950. Pintura estadounidense del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles was an exceptional opportunity to present in our country an important selection of this remarkable museum in the United States. The 71 artworks that formed this collection allowed to show the American art history from 1750 to 1950, a period of time that is a testimony of the British rule during the late colonial times, the years before the fight for independence, until the years after the Second World War.
The historical limits matched with the collection of the Museo Nacional de Arte, which also included the period of the viceregal art of the 16th century to the 18th century. Art’s history in the United States was frequently traced from the 20th century, with the peak of abstraction as a trigger of the artistic activity and a market that was generated from the American continent. This exhibition showed the previous events that originated and based the consolidation of this country in art’s international scene. Through this exhibition, it was possible to appreciate the artworks of artists that traveled to Europe and conjugated local creativity and European tradition.