A New Look at the Paintings of Giorgio Morandi

The Leonard Lopate Show | Dec 11, 2015

Zwirner Gallery director David Leiber and CIMA’s Executive Director Heather Ewing discuss the work of Giorgio Morandi. Zwirner Gallery’s Morandi exhibition presents Morandi’s paintings from the 1940s to the 1960s and runs through December 19th. CIMA’s Morandi show focuses on his paintings from the 30s and runs through June 25.

 

Giorgio Morandi, "Cactus," 1917, Oil on canvas.
(Artists Rights Society, New York/SIAE, Rome)

 

Giorgio Morandi, "Still Life," 1931, Oil on canvas.
(Artists Rights Society, New York/SIAE, Rome)

 

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