Exploring the Alps

Exhibition

Study for La Vita (detail), 1897, Giovanni Segantini. Pastel, black chalk, conte crayon, and charcoal, with touches of graphite, on tan paper. Getty Museum

With snowy peaks and rock formations spanning through eight countries, from France and Switzerland in the west to Austria and Slovenia in the east, the Alps have long captured the imagination of artists, being Europe’s largest mountain range. This focused exhibition highlights the different ways in which later 19th-century artists explored and depicted the Alps, particularly Giovanni Segantini’s monumental pastel Study for “La Vita” depicting the Alpine peaks that ringed his home in the Engadine Valley in Switzerland. Themes include the joys and difficulties of working outdoors and the connections between the land and its inhabitants.

This exhibition is presented in English and Spanish. Esta exhibición se presenta en inglés y en español.

Nov 12, 2024–Apr 27, 2025

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