Salon Style at Winnipeg Art Gallery

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Winnipeg Art Gallery preparations for Salon Style

Some of the oldest works in the Winnipeg Art Gallery's collection are back on view in a new way.

Salon Style: Reimagining the Collection brings together almost 200 historical paintings, displayed one atop another, starting Oct. 16. 

The show was prompted by the closure of two galleries and other behind-the-scenes shuffling for construction of the Inuit Art Centre next door.

"Salon Style was like putting together a giant puzzle — and the result is spectacular with so many works juxtaposed and ready to be rediscovered," says Borys. "You can view the hang over and over again, and find a new artist or artwork every time."

Salon style, a reference to how the Paris Salon installed paintings from the late 17th century to the 19th century, is a way to save space by hanging as many paintings as possible on a wall.

Featured works in Winnipeg date from the 16th century to the 20th century and include landscapes, portraits, genre pieces, figurative works and abstract art.

The show highlights work from Canadian, American and European artists, ranging from the Northern Renaissance and Baroque to the Group of Seven and Canadian Modernism. Artists include Lucas Cranach, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Eugène Boudin, Prudence Heward, Tom Thomson and Emily Carr.

 The gallery's collection holds more than 27,000 works.

Source: Winnipeg Art Gallery